Test 2 Flashcards
_________: a term used for endometrial tissue that forms __________ like nodules (Foci) outside the uterus. These foci are composed of endometrial _____ and _____. They respond to ________ stimulation and _________ with the normal endometrium.
Endometriosis tumor glands and stroma estrogenic proliferate
Common locations of endometriosis
ovary, fallopian tube, pelvic peritoneum
on occasion, outside pelvis -> umbilicus, appendix, colon, pouch of douglas, vulva, bladdder, abdomen
Common age to suffer from endometriosis
Reproductive years -> 20s-40s and women of a higher SES
What is the regurgitation theory?
Most probable pathogenesis of endometriosis -> instead of endometrial tissue exiting the body through the vagina during every menstruation, it is regurgitated upstream where it enters the abdominal cavity through the fallopian tubes. The glands of the endometrial tissue implant on the serosa of the ovary or the peritoneum forming red brown nodules or plaques. Most foci of endometriosis are located near the opening of the fallopian tubes which support this theory
Name for benign tumors originating from smooth muscle cells of the myometrium
Fibroids -> most common uterine tumors
Name for benign fibroid
Leiomyomas (98%)
Name for malignant fibroid
leiomyosarcoma (1-2%)
Fibroid embedded within the myometrium
Intramural
Fibroid that occurs beneath the covering serosa of the uterus
Subserosal
Fibroid that protrudes into the endometrial cavity * Associated with miscarriage/infertility bc decreases ability for egg to implant onto uterus
Submucosa
Risk factors for endometrial adenocarcinoma? (7)
What reduces the risk of this cancer? (1)
- Exogenous estrogen
- Have estrogen-producing tumors
- Obesity
- DM
- HTN
- Nulliparous
- Early Menarche/late menopause
Most affected women have excellent prognosis
Risk reduced by multiple pregnancies -> gives endometrium long breaks from proliferation
What is caused by excessive estrogenic stimulation of the endometrium leading to cystic expansion and thickening of the entire endometrium with multi-layering of the enometrial glands with scant endometrial stroma
Endometrial hyperplasia
What type of hyperplasia is seen with minimal glandular complexity and no cytologic atypia
Simple Hyperplasia (1% progression to adenocarcinoma)
What type of hyperplasia is seen with multilayering of the glands with crowding but still no cytologic atypia
Complex Hyperplasia (3% progression to adenocarcinoma)
What type of hyperplasia is seen with complexity of the glands with crowding and there is cytologic atypia, also the epithelial cells are enlarged and hyperchromic with high nucleus/cytoplasm ratio and prominent nucleoli?
Atypical Hyperplasia (25% progression to adenocarcinoma)
What is the most common malignant tumor of the female genital tract? (50% of all GYN malignancies and usually in women over 35 years)
Endometrial adenocarcinoma
Where does endometrial adenocarcinoma originate from?
epithelial cells lining the endometrial glands
The endometrial adenocarcinoma tumor appears as a ________ mass protruding into the ______ lumen.
The tissue is ______ and ______ bc it consists of atypical _______ with very little stroma.
fungating
uterine
friable and soft
glands
The most common symptom in endometrial cancers is?
Vaginal bleeding that may occur as spotting between 2 menstruations or as prolonged pronounced menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
Treatment for endometrial adenocarcinoma?
D&C (Dilation and Curettage) -> TAH-BSO ( hysterectomy w/ or w/o ovaries -> possible lymph node removal
(80% of all endometrial cancers are detected while the tumor is confined to the uterus and affected women have an excellent prognosis)
Most common site of implantation in an ectopic pregnancy?
95% in Fallopian tube -> ovary -> abdominal cavity
With an ectopic pregnancy, the ______zygote undergoes its normal development with the formation of _______ tissue and _______ sac.
The _________ is poorly attached to the wall of the tube and weakens it with the possibility of ________ and _________ hemorrhage
fertile placental amniotic placenta rupture intraperitoneal
Major sign/symptom of an ectopic pregnancy?
Severe abdominal pain with rupture and possibility of shock
T/F a pregnancy test will be positive even with an ectopic pregnancy
True
What denotes rupture during an ectopic pregnancy?
Aspiration of fresh blood from the pouch of Douglas (posterior fornix)
What is the most common pathologic condition leading to ectopics? Plus 3 other causes?
- CHRONIC SALPINGITIS (PID)
- Pertubal adhesions as from endometriosis
- Previous Surgeries
- leiomyomas
Diagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy involves what 3 things?
- Biopsy (endometrial - shows decidual reaction)
- Absence of chorionic villi bc the villi are in the tube
- Ultrasound -will show dilation of fallopian tube
If there is an ectopic pregnancy in the Fallopian tube, at how many weeks will rupture occur?
2-6 weeks
What are the 2 complications of chronic salpingitis from PID?
Also what are 2 more complications of PID?
- ectopic pregnancy
- Infertility- risk increases with GC infection, scars FT -> occludes lumen and prevents spem from reaching egg
- Abscesses
- Peritonitis
Name 8 types of adenocarcinomas (neoplasia of epithelial tissue of glandular origin)
- Endometrial Hyperperplasia (non-neo)
- Endometrial Polyps (non neo)
- Endometrial Adenocarcinoma (neo)
- Tumors of the Fallopian tubes (rare, epithelium doesnt shed or respond to estrogen)
- Tumors of surface epithelium (neo - ovaries)
- Serous Cystadenocarinoma
- Solid Serous Cystadenocarcinoma
- Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma
What are benign localized overgrowths that project from the endometrial surface into the endometrial cavity?
Most arise in the fundus, usually solitary and vary in size.
Endometrial polyps
What is a squamous cell cancer of the female reproductive tract that deals with pus in the endometrial cavity (pyometria)
Pyometria (non neo)
Associated with any lesion that causes cervical stenosis such as a tumor or scarring from surgical tx of the cervix
Name 5 surface germinal epithelium tumors and whether they are benign or malignant
(These are the worst of the primary neoplastic ovarian masses)
- Serous (Benign - borderline Malignant)
- Mucinous (Benign - borderline Malignant)
- Brenner (Benign)
- Endometroid (Malignant)
- Transitional Cell (Malignant)
Name 5 germ cell tumors and whether they are benign or malignant
- Dermoid (Benign)
- Dysgerminoma (Malignant)
- yolk sac (Malignant)
- Choriocarcinoma (Malignant)
- Embryonal (Malignant)