Uterine & Ovarian Cancer Quiz 6 Flashcards
Which screening tool is most often used to screen for uterine cancer
There is no common screening test for uterine cancer
When referring to uterine cancer, it means cancer that starts in the______ of the uterus
Body
Uterine cancer is also called _________ cancer
Endometrial
The most common histology type of endometrial cancer is?
Adenocarcinoma
The uterus is located in the ________
Pelvis
Which layer of the uterus contains the mucous membrane
Endometrium
Which layer of the uterus sheds resulting in menstruation?
Endometrium
Which layer of the uterus contains smooth muscle which is needed to push the baby out during birth
Myometrium
Which of the following are risk factors for endometrial cancer?
- early menopause
- obesity
- never having given birth
- late menarche
- diabetes
- estrogen replacement therapy
- tamoxifen
- no- Late menopause would be a risk
- yes
- yes
- no- early menarche
- yes
- yes
- yes
True or False
Uterine sarcomas have a better prognosis than adenocarcinoma
False- they are rare and have the worst prognosis
A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgical removal of__________
Fallopian tubes and ovaries
What is the most common cause of gynecologic cancer deaths
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is most common in women between the ages of what
50-70
Which of the following are risk factors for ovarian cancer?
- advanced age
- BRACA1 & BRACA2 mutations
- having a child younger than 20
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- early menarche
- family history of ovarian cancer
- smoking
- family history of breast cancer
All of these apply except Having a Child younger than 20- It should say Having a child 35 and older
What tumor marker screening is most often used for women with high risk factors of ovarian cancer
CA-125- is elevated in 75-90% of patients with advanced disease but only 50% for state 1 disease. Therefore CA-125 screening is inadequate for early stage detection
