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Tumours of Reproductive Tract Flashcards

1
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What is the most common type of vulval cancer?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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What are the clinical features of vulval cancer?

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Lumps
Skin changes
Ulvers

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3
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What is VIN?

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Vulval intraepithelial neoplasia

In situ precursor to vulval SCC - atypical cells confined to epidermis

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4
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Where can vulval cancer spread?

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Direct

  • anus
  • vagina
  • bladder

Lymph nodes

  • inguinal
  • iliac
  • para-aortic

Mets

  • lungs
  • liver
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5
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What is the cervical transformation zone?

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During puberty - oestrogen increases
Cervix exerts - simple columnar epithelium is exposed to low vaginal pH
Metaplasia (stratified squamous) occurs = transformation zone

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6
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What HPV subtypes are a risk for cervical cancer?

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HPV 16

HPV 18

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7
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How does HPV increase risk of cervical cancer?

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Infects transformation zone
Produces viral proteins E6 + E7
E6/7 inactivate tumour suppressor genes
Results in uncontrolled cell growth

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8
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What is CIN?

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Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Dysplasia caused by HPV confined to cervical epithelium

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9
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What are the stages of CIN?

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CIN 1 - mild
CIN 2 - moderate
CIN 3 - severe

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10
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What are risk factors for CIN/cervical cancer?

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Increased risk of HPV 
Early pregnancy 
Multiple births
Smoking 
Immunosuppression
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11
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What is the management for CIN1?

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Often regresses spontaneously

Follow up smear in 1 year

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12
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What is the management for CIN2/3?

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Large loop excision of transformation zone

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13
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When should you receive a cervical smear?

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25-49 = every 3 years
50-64 = every 5 years
65 + = only if recent abnormality

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14
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What are the common types of cervical cancer?

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SCC

Adenocarcinoma

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15
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How does cervical cancer present?

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Bleeding

  • post-coital
  • intermenstrual
  • post menopausal

Mass

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16
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How is cervical cancer staged?

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Stage 1 = confined to cervix
Stage 2 = disease beyond cervix
Stage 3 = disease to pelvic wall or lower 1/3 of vagina
Stage 4 = invades bladder, rectum or metastases

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17
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How is cervical cancer managed?

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Hysterectomy
Lymph node dissection
Chemoradiotherapy

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18
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What is endometrial hyperplasia?

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Thickened endometrium >11mm

Precursor to endometrial cancer

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19
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What causes endometrial hyperplasia?

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Excessive oestrogen

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20
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How does endometrial cancer present?

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Intermenstrual bleeding
Postmenopausal bleeding
Mass

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21
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What are the types of endometrial cancer?

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Endometrioid adenocarcinoma

Serous

22
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What is endometrioid adenocarcinoma?

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Most common endometrial cancer

Resembles normal endometrial glands

23
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How is endometrioid adenocarcinoma staged?

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Stage 1 = in endometrium 
Stage 2 = cancer grown into cervix
Stage 3a = cancer spread into ovary 
Stage 3b = cancer spread into vagina 
Stage 3c = cancer spread into lymph nodes
Stage 4a = cancer in bladder/bowel 
Stage 4b = cancer in distant organ
24
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What is serous endometrial cancer?

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More aggressive cancer with poorly differentiated cells

25
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How does serous carcinoma spread

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Exfoliates
Travels through fallopian tubes
Deposits on peritoneal surface

Associated with psammoma bodies - calcium collections

26
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How is endometrial cancer managed?

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Hysterectomy
Bilateral sapingo-oophrectomy

+/- lymph node dissection
+/- chemoradiotherapy

27
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What tumours can affect the myometrium?

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Leiomyoma

Leiomyosarcoma

28
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What is leiomyoma?

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Benign, well circumcised tumour in myometrium

29
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How does a leiomyoma present?

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Asymptomatic

Pelvic pain
Heavy periods
Urinary frequency - bladder compression

30
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What is leiomyosarcoma?

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Malignant tumour of smooth muscle

31
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How does ovarian cancer present?

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Early symptoms = vague

Late symptoms

  • abdo pain
  • abdo distension
  • urinary symptoms
  • hormonal disturbances
32
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What is a serum marker for ovarian cancer?

33
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What are the subtypes of ovarian tumours?

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Epithelial
Germ cell
Sex cord stromal

34
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What types of epithelial ovarian tumours are there?

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Serous
Mucinous
Endometrioid

35
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What is the appearance of ovarian serous tumours?

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Highly atypical pleomorphic cells

Often show psammoma bodies

36
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Where can ovarian serous tumours spread?

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Peritoneal surface

37
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What is the appearance of ovarian mucinous tumours?

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Atypical epithelial cells

Secrete mucin

38
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What is the appearance of ovarian endometrioid tumours?

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Glands resembling endometrium

39
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What types of germ cell ovarian tumours are there?

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Teratoma 
Dysgerminoma 
Choriocarcinoma 
Embryonal carcinoma 
Yolk sac tumour
40
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What are the types of teratoma?

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Mature - benign
Immature - malignant
Monodermal

41
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What is a mature teratoma?

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Also known as a dermoid cyst

Contains fully mature differentiated tissue

42
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What is an immature teratoma?

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Contains immature embryonal tissue

43
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What is a monodermal teratoma?

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Teratoma comprised almost entirely of one cell type

Benign

44
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What is the most common tissue in a monodermal teratoma?

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Thyroid tissue

45
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What are the sex cord stromal ovarian tumours?

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Tumours resembling

  • Sertoli-Leydig cells
  • granulosa-theca cells
46
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What is the effect of granulosa/theca cell ovarian tumours?

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Produce oestrogen

Precocious puberty
Endometrial hyperplasia

47
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What is the effect of Sertoli/Leydig cell ovarian tumours?

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Produce testosterone

Sterility
Amenorrhea
Hirsuitism

48
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What cancers commonly metastasise to the ovary?

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Breast
GI
Other gynae tumours

49
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What is a risk factor for testicular cancer?

A

Cryptorchidism

50
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What is the presentation of testicular cancer?

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Mass /- pain

51
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What are the subtypes of testicular cancer?

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Germ cell

  • seminomatous - seminoma
  • non-seminomatous - teratoma

Non-germ cell
- sex cord stromal - Leydig/Sertoli

52
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What are testicular cancer markers?

A

B hCG - choriocarcinoma

Alpha fetoprotein - yolk sac tumours

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