TERMS II

Question 1

This non-neoplastic and functional cyst, an ovarian disease, is common, multiple

originate in unruptured graafian follicles or follicles which ruptured and immediately sealed

Answer 1

follicular and luteal cysts

Question 2

this type of ovarian disease is a complex endocrine disorder: menstrual abnormalities result, polycystic ovaries, chronic anovulation, decreased fertility

affects 6-10% of reproductive age women worldwide

associated with obesity, type II DM

Answer 2

polycystic ovarian disease

Question 3

what are the types of ovarian tumors? subtype?

Answer 3

ovarian carcinoma

• surface epithelial tumors
• -serous tumor (most frequent epithelial tumor)
• mucinous tumor (mucin secreting)
• pseudomyxoma peritoneal (assoc with mucinous ovarian tumors; ovarian tumor with extensive mucinous ascites, implants on peritoneal surfaces and adhesions causing bowel obstruction and death)?

Question 4

what are the germ cell tumors?

Answer 4

teratoma

• mature (benign)
• -more common right
• -rarely exceed 10 cm
• -ectodermal differentiation
• imature (malignant)
• -hair, cartilage, bone
• monodermal or specialized
• -struma ovarii, entirely composed of mature thyroid tissue
• -carcinoid, must be differentiated from metastatic disease