Robbins Flashcards
What is hypospadias?
Opening of the urethral canal on the ventral surface of the penis
What is epispadias?
Opening of the urethra on the dorsal surfaces
What are the complications of hypospadias and epispadias?
The abnormal opening is often constricted, resulting in urinary tract obstruction and a higher risk for UTI.
Could also block normal ejaculation – sterility
What is phimosis?
When the orifice of the prepuce is too small to permit normal retraction
What usually causes phimosis?
Repeated attacks of infection that cause scarring of the preputial ring
What are the complications of phimosis?
Permits accumulation of secretions and detritus under the prepuce
What is balanoposthitis?
Infections of the glans and prepuce caused by a wide variety of organisms.
What are the common microbes that cause balanoposthitis?
Candida, Anaerobic bacteria, Gardernella, Pyogenic bac
What is smegma?
Accumulation of desquamated epi cells, sweat, debris that can act as an irritant
What does smegma cause?
Phimosis
What is Bowen disease?
CIS of genital region
Appears as solitary, thickened, gray-white, opaque-plaque on shaft
Appears as multiple, red, velvety plaques
What kind of cells do you see in Bowen disease?
Markedly dysplastic with large hyperchromatic nuclei and lack of orderly maturation
How old are the patients with Bowen disease?
Over the age of 35
What percentage of Bowen disease transforms into SCC?
10%
Who gets bowenoid papulosis?
Occurs in sexually active adults
What does bowenoid papulosis?
The presence of reddish brown papular lesions.
What is the natural outcome of bowenoid papulosis?
Spontaneous regresses sometimes
Never develops into invasive carcinoma
What offers protection against invasive carcinoma?
Circumcision
What elevates the risk of developing cancer of the penis?
Cigarette smoking
What age do patients typically get carcinoma of the penis?
40-70
What does the papillary type SCC of the penis look like?
Cauliflower-like fungating mass
What does the flat type of SCC of the penis look like?
Areas of epithelial thickening accompanied by fraying and fissuring of the mucosal surface —- ulcerates
What does the verrucous carcinoma of penis look like?
Exophytic well-differentiated variant
Low malignant potential
What is the pathological potential of SCC of penis?
Slow growing
Locally invasive
Not painful
What is the prognosis to the SCC of the penis related to?
Stage of the tumor
What is cryptorchidism?
Complete or incomplete failure of the intra-abdominal testes to descend into the scrotal sac
In what phase do the testis settle into the lower abdomen?
The phase controlled by Müllerian inhibiting substance.
In what phase do the testes descend through the inguinal canal into the scrotal sac?
Androgen dependent phase 2 mediated by calcitonin gene-related peptide, from the genitofemoral nerve.
What does the histo of cryptorchidic testes look like?
Arrest in development of germ cells
Marked hyalinization and thickening of basement membrane of the spermatic tubules.
Leydig cells are prominent
Contralateral testis has paucity of germ cells too
What do cryptorchidic testes look like?
Small and firm
What are the complications of cryptorchidism?
Sterility
Trauma
Inguinal hernia (10-20%)
Higher risk of testicular cancer
What is the treatment for an undescended testicle?
Surgical correction - orchiopexy
What is orchiopexy?
Placing the undescended testicle into the scrotal sac surgically
What is cryptorchidism associated with?
An intrinsic defect in testicular development and cellular differentiation
What are the causes of atrophy of the testes?
- Progressive atherosclerosis narrowing the blood supply
- End stage of inflammatory orchitis
- Cryptorchidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Malnutrition or cachexia
- Irradiation
- Prolonged admin of anti-androgens
- Exhaustion following persistent stimulation of FSH
What is the histo of atrophy of the testes?
Same as for cryptorchidism
No spermatogenesis, thickened basement membrane and hyalinization. Prominent Leydig cells
What is atrophy of the testicles?
The end stage to testicular injury characterized by:
Hypospermatogenesis
Maturation arrest
Vas deferens obstruction
Where do gonorrhea and TB arise in the male genital tract?
Epididymis
What organ does syphilis arise in first in the male genital tract?
Testes
What is epididymis is usually caused by in children?
Congenital genitourinary abnormalities and infection with gram neg rods
What is the cause of epididymitis in sexually active men below the age of 35?
STDs - chlamydia and gonorrhea
What is the cause of epididymitis in men older than 35?
UTI pathogens - E.coli, Pseudomonas
What can epididymitis and orchitis lead to?
Abscess formation and suppurating necrosis
Fibrous scarring —- infertility
What disease presents in the Middle Ages with fever and sudden onset of moderately tender testicular mass?
Granulomatous orchitis
What is the histo of granulomatous autoimmune orchitis?
Granulomas only in the spermatic tubules - look like tubercles
What kind of infection is usually from the posterior urethra to the prostate to the seminal vesicles to the epididymis?
A neglected gonorrheal infection
What viral diseases may cause orchitis?
Mumps
Orchitis develops one week after swelling of the parotid glands.
Happens in 20-30% of postpubertal males
What does syphilis produce?
Gummas, diffuse inflammation + obliterative endarteritis, peri secular cuffing of lymphocytes and plasma cells.
What happens in a torsion?
The venous drainage of the testis is cut off and there is vascular engorgement from the arteries leading to infarction
What are the 2 types of torsion?
- Neonatal
2. Adult
What is the time frame for saving a testicle from torsion?
Under 6 hours for it to remain viable
What is adult torsion a result of?
Bilateral anatomical defect where the testis has hyper mobility and has the bell clapper effect
What is the treatment for torsion?
Untwist it and fix it to the scrotum
What is the most common benign paratesticular tumor?
Adenomatoid tumor
What are adenomatoid tumors?
Small nodules occurring at the top of the epididymis that can be minimally invasive to the testes.
What are the most common malignant paratesticular tumors?
Rhabdomyosarcomas in kids
Liposarcomas in adults
What are common lesions found in the spermatic cord during inguinal hernia repair?
Lipoma
Where do most testicular tumors arise from?
95% from germ cells
Are sex cord STROMAL cell tumors usually benign or malignant?
Benign
At what age is testicular cancer most common?
15-34 years old
What are germ cell tumors associated with?
TDS - testicular dysgenesis syndrome: cryptorchidism, hypospadias, poor sperm quality
What can cause TDS?
In uteri exposure to pesticides and non steroidal estrogens
What is the most important risk factor for testicular cancer?
Cryptochidism
What kind do cancers do patients with Klinefelter’s develop?
Mediastinal germ cell tumors
What are seminomatous tumors composed of?
Cells that resemble primordial germ cells
What are the non-seminomatous tumors composed of?
Undifferentiated cells that resemble embryonic stem cells
What percentage of germ cell tumors are mixed?
60%