Test 1 Part 3 Flashcards
What is the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in males?
prostate cancer
Poor hygiene, HPV, and smoking all increase the risk of which male cancer?
penile
What are the two associated concerns of crytochordism?
testicular cancer and infertility
What is the term for when the foreskin cannot be fully retracted?
phimosis (this is normal in males under 4 years old)
2 Recommendations to reduce the risk of prostate cancer?
diet low in animal fat, and physical activity
3 common curable STDs
Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and chlamydia
What spinal nerves are responsible for the cremasteric reflex?
T12, L1, and L2
T/F: Balanitis and phimosis are common concerns in male children.
False; concerns in adults/older adults
T/F: Some adherence of the prepuce to the glans may continue until 6 years old.
True
“turtleneck penis”
paraphimosis
Which has an increased risk of having cryptochordism, epispadius or hypospadius?
hypospadius
What condition has a fibrous band in the corpus cavernosum that interferes with expansion during erection and may cause bending of the penis?
Peyronie Disease
Prolonged, often painful erection often idiopathic and associate with sickle cell disease and/or leukemia
Priapism
If balanitis is inflammation of the glans, what is balanoposthitis?
balanitis involving the foreskin and prepuce
What would you suspect of a painless lesion on the penis that fails to heal?
penile cancer
T/F: most penile cancers are squamous cell carcinoma
True
T/F: circumcised men are more likely to develop penile cancer than uncircumcised men.
False; vice-versa
Sudden collection of fluid in the scrotum
hydrocele
What is the most common tumor in males aged 15-30?
Germ cell tumors (seminomas/nonseminomas)
Young white men with Klinefelter syndrome and a history of cryptochoridism are at great risk for what?
Testicular cancer
hypogonadism, diminished pubic hair, gynecomastia, and infertility are all signs of what XXY condition?
Klinefelter Syndrome
Tortuosity and dilation of veins within the spermatic cord
varicocele
Generally a unilateral, acute inflammation of the testis secondary to infection which results in testicular atrophy in 50% of cases
orchitis
inflammation of the epididymus associated with urinary tract infection, fever, and recent sexual activity
epididymitis
surgical emergency associated with the congenital bell-clapper deformity most commonly seen in adolescents with acute, severe scrotal pain
testicular torsion
Bulge in area of Hesselback triangle which is easily reduced
direct hernia
loose hairs penetrate the skin in the sacrococcygeal region, usually a congenital anomaly
pilonidal cysts
cyst/sinus seen as a dimple with a sinus tract opening, midline, superficial to coccyx/lower sacrum, may contain a tuft of hair and may be surrounded by erythema
pilonidal cysts
Are anal cancers considered colorectal cancers or skin cancers?
skin cancer
MC anal cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
Being over 50 years old, having HPV, multiple partners, receptive anal intercourse, anal fistulas, smoking, and immunosuppression are all risk factors for what condition?
anal cancer
T/F: infection of the mucus-secreting anal glands forming an abscess in the deeper tissues defines perianal abscess.
False; this is perirectal abscess
perianal abscess is an infection of the soft tissues surrounding the anal canal, with formation of a discrete abscess cavity
inflammatory tract, from the anus or rectum which opens onto the surface of the perianal skin; patient may report flu-like symptoms
anal fistula
