TERMS II Flashcards
twisting of spermatic cord causing venous obstruction; arteries often remain patent
torsion
accumulation of serous fluid within tunica vaginalis
hydrocele
accumulation of blood within tunica vaginalis; most common and has the most severe consequences
hematocele
accumulation of lymphatic fluid within tunica vaginalis
chylocele
local accumulation of semen in the spermatic cord due to traumatic disruption
spermatocele
local accumulation of blood within a dilated vein in th spermatic cord due to traumatic disruption (worms in a bag)
varicocele
worsening of prognosis due to cells multiplying faster and outgrowing vascular supply
embryonal carcinoma
most common testicular neoplasm in infants and young children
yolk sac tumor
less than 1% of all germ cell tumors, however most aggressive tumor (worst prognosis)
choriocarcinoma
common in ovaries, a tumor having cells from tissues derived from more than 1 germ cell layer of the embryo
teratoma
neoplasms composed of more than one of the pure patterns; approx 50% of all germ cell tumors (most tumors mixed)
mixed tumors
organisms assoc with UTI (E. coli, Enterococcus, Staphylococcus aureus)
bacterial prostatitis
most common form of prostatitis
chronic bacterial prostatitis
most common form of cancer in men
adenocarcinoma