vulva, vagina, ovaries Flashcards
“cellophane paper” plaques
lichen sclerosus
fragility is the hallmark of this vulvar disorder
lichen sclerosus
where are you NOT going to see lichen sclerosus
keratinized, hair covered labia majora or mucus membranes
this vulvar disease has a higher incidence associated with hypothyroidism
lichen sclerosus
where are the bartholin cysts located
4 o’clock and 8 o’clock position adjacent to the introitus
word catheter
bartholin cyst treatment (plus I and D)
I and D with insertion of a word catheter
bartholin cyst
with vulvodynia, pain is limited to the
vestibule
which vulvar disorder gets treated with TCAs and gabapentin
vulvodynia
HPV types ___ and ___ are associated with VIN and CIN
16 and 18
with VINU, what is part of the mandatory treatment
colposcopy (because it is often associated with high grade CIN)
which VIN and CIN are related to HPV
usual types
which part of the epithelium does VIN-D affect
the lower 1/3 of epithelium
what is lichen sclerosus a risk factor for
SCC if left untreated
30-50% of women with vulvar cancer are ___ or ___ while 10% are ___
30-50% of women with vulvar cancer are OBESE or HYPERTENSIVE while 10% are DIABETIC
vulvar CA: large, exophytic cauliflower like lesion or small ulcerative lesions with surrounding hyperkeratosis
SCC
vulvar CA: raised lesions with ulcerated center and rolled borders
BCC
vulvar CA: darkly pigmented, raised lesions on the labia minora and clitoris
malignant melanoma
Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia (VaIN) is directly caused by
HPV
in order to be called vaginal cancer, ____
but the most common cancer in the vaginal area is due to ____
in order to be called vaginal cancer, the vagina has to be the primary site of growth
but the most common cancer in the vaginal area is due to metastasis from the endometrium/ ovary/ cervix
infertility/ oligomenorrhea/ amenorrhea
hirsutism
acne
PCOS
Rotterdam criteria
PCOS
need 2/3 (oligomenorrhea, hirsutism, cystic ovaries)
string of pearls on US
PCOS
PCOS:
follicles: how many and what size
ovarian volume: how much
- follicles
- more than 12 per ovary
- 2 to 9 mm
- ovarian volume
- more than 10 mL
how do you treat the hyperinsulinemia assoc w/ PCOS
metformin 500 mg BID
how do you treat the infertility associated with PCOS
clomid
what tx of PCOS:
increases SHBG
decreases free testosterone
and restores predictive cycling
combo oral contraceptives
what is the main lifestyle change that needs to happen with PCOS
weight loss
people w/ PCOS are at increased risk of
endometrial hyperplasia/ CA
metabolic syndrome, T2DM
CVD, HTN, hyperlipidemia
infertility
stroke
sleep apnea
adnexal mass on US:
homogenous echos
benign:
endometrioma
adnexal mass on US:
thin walled
benign
adnexal mass on US:
hyperechoic nodule w/ distal acoustic shadowing
benign:
teratoma
network of linear/ curvilinear pattern
benign:
hemorrhagic cyst
adnexal mass on US:
under 3 cm in a premenopausal woman
under 1 cm in a post menopausal woman
benign:
simple cyst
adnexal mass on US:
thick septations > 2 mm
malignant