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Reproductive Flashcards

1
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What is a communicating hydrocele?

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Accumulation of serous fluid within the tunica vaginalis in the setting of a patent processus vaginalis

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Process that results in a bicornuate uterus

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Incomplete lateral fusion of the paramesonephric ducts

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3
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Menotropin

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Treatment option for infertility that acts like FSH and triggers the formation of a dominant ovarian follicle

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4
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The use of hCG therapy mimics which physiologic event?

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LH surge - induces ovulation

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5
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Mechanism of ovarian torsion

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Typically involves twisting of the infundibulopelvic ligament (suspensory ligament of the ovary), often due to the weight of a large adnexal mass

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6
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Which hormone prevents lactation during pregnancy?

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Progesterone

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7
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Clomiphene

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An estrogen receptor modulator that decreases negative feedback inhibition on the hypotahalamus by circulating estrogen, thereby increasing gonadotropin production

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8
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Most common cause of bloody nipple discharge

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Intraductal papilloma - proliferation of papillary cells in a cyst wall or duct that may contain focal atypia

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9
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Unilateral painful cystic lesion in the lower vestibule adjacent to the vagina. Typically in a woman of reproductive age.

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Bartholin cyst and abscess

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10
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Low risk HPV subtypes

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6 and 11

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11
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High risk HPV subtypes

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16
18
31
33

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12
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Microscopic finding associated with HPV

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Koilocytes

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13
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Pocelain-white plaques with a red or violet border. Typically seen in postmenopausal women.

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Lichen sclerosus

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14
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Lichen sclerosus increases risk for?

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SCC

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15
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Leathery, thick vulvar skin

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Lichen simplex chronicus

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16
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Pruritus, erythema, crusting, ulcers of the vulva

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Extramammary Paget disease

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17
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Differential diagnosis for extramammary Paget disease

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Melanoma

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18
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How do you distinguish between extramammary Paget disease and melanoma of the vulva?

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Paget cells: PAS+, keratin +, S100-

Melanoma: PAS-, keratin -, S100+

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19
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There is an increased incidence of adenosis in what population of patients?

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Females exposed to DES in utero

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20
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma

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Affects women who had exposure to DES in utero

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21
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Biopsy findings that show cytoplasmic cross striations and positive IHC staining for desmin and myoglobin

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Rhabdomyoblast - cells of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma

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22
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LN spread from a tumor in the lower 2/3 of the vagina

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Inguinal nodes

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23
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LN spread from a tumor in the upper 1/3 of the vagina

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Regional iliac nodes

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24
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Exocervix is lined by?

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Squamous epithelium

25
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Endocervix is lined by?

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Columnar epithelium

26
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HPV

27
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What occurs with high risk HPV subtypes?

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They produce E6 and E7 which cause destruction of p53 and Rb

28
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Classic presentation of cervical carcinoma?

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Vaginal bleeding in a middle aged woman

29
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Risk factors for cervical carcinoma?

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High risk HPV (16/18), smoking, immunodeficiency

30
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What is the characteristic cell of chronic endometritis?

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Plasma cell

31
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Multiple, well defined white whirled masses

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Leiomyoma (fibroid)

32
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What stimulates the theca cells?

33
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What stimulates the granulosa cells?

34
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LH:FSH>2

35
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What kind of cancer are pts with PCOS at increased risk for?

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Endometrial carcinoma - due to high circulating levels of estrone

36
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What kind of ovarian tumor is commonly seen in pts with BRCA1 mutation?

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serous carcinoma of ovary and fallopian tube

37
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CA-125

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Serum marker for surface epithelial ovarian tumors

38
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What causes hypospadias?

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Failure of urethral folds to close

39
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What causes epispadias?

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Abnormal positioning of the genital tubercle. Associated with bladder exstrophy

40
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What causes Lymphogranuloma venereum?

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Chlamydia trachomatis L1-L3

41
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Name the precursor lesions of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis

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Bowen disease (shaft), erythroplasia of queyrat (glans), bowenoid papulosis

42
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Complications of cryptoorchidism

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Testicular atrophy with infertility and increased risk of seminoma

43
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Cause of a varicocele

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Dilation of spermatic veins due to impaired drainage

44
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Varicocele is associated with?

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Left sided renal cell carcinoma

45
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Cellular description of seminoma

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Large cells with clear cytoplasm and central nuclei

46
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Gross description of seminoma

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Homogenous mass with no hemorrhage or necrosis

47
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What is the most common testicular tumor in children?

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Yolk sac tumor

48
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What is elevated with yolk sac tumors?

49
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Malignant tumor of synctiotrophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts

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Choriocarcinoma

50
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How does choriocarcinoma spread?

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Rapidly via the blood

51
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Characteristic histology of leydig cell tumor

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Reinke crystals

52
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Most common cause of testicular mass in males > 60 years

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Lymphoma, usually bilateral and diffuse large B-cell type

53
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What location of the prostate does BPH occur?

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In the periurethral zone

54
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Possible treatments for BPH

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  1. alpha 1 antagonist (terazosin) to relax smooth muscle
  2. selective alpha 1a antagonists (tamsulosin) in normotensive pt
  3. 5alpha reductase inhibitor
55
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Malignant proliferation of prostatic glands

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Prostate adenocarcinoma

56
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Risk factors of prostatic adenocarcinoma

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Age, race, diet high in saturated fats

57
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Where is the most common location for prostate adenocarcinoma?

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Posterior periphery of the prostate

58
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Where does prostate cancer commonly spread?

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Lumbar spine - osteoblastic metastases

59
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What mediations can be used to treat prostate cancer?

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Continuous GnRH analongs (Leuprolide)

Androgen receptor inhibitor (Flutamide)

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