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Misc. Female GU pathology
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Granulosa cell tumors commonly present with what histologic finding?
Definition
Call-Exner bodies
Term
What bacterium is the most common cause of an infected bartholin gland abscess?
Definition
N. gonorrhoeae
Term
A Krikenberg tumor is of what origin when found in the female genitalia?
Definition
metastatic
Term
T or F: Ovaries should be palpable in postmenopausal women.
Definition
False
Term
What is the most common cause of gestational infections?
Definition
Group B streptococcus (Staphylococcus agalactiea)
Term
What is funisitis?
Definition
infection of the umbilical
Term
What is placenta previa?
Definition
implantation of the placenta over the cervical os (may cause painless vaginal bleeding)
Term
What is abrupto placentae?
Definition
premature separation of the placenta due to a retroplacental clot
Term
What is placenta accreta?
Definition
implantation of the placenta within the myometrium w/out intervening decidua
Term
What are succenturiate of the placents?
Definition
accessory lobes (branches which may cause bleeding)
Term
Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia normally present during which term of pregnancy?
Definition
3rd
Term
What is the most common type of hydatidiform mole?
Definition
complete (46XX with paternal chromosomes only)
Term
A woman having a complete hydatidiform mole is at increased risk for developing which cancer type?
Definition
choriocarcinoma
Term
What are some clinical findings within the 1st trimester suggestive of a hydatidiform mole?
Definition
preeclampsia in 1st trimester
uterus larger than expected for stage of pregnancy
increased hCG levels
snowstorm appearance on US
Term
What is the chromosal makeup of a partial hydatidiform mole?
Definition
69XXY (two sperm: 23X and 23Y, both fertilize a 23X egg)
Term
What to embryonal cell types form a choriocarcinoma?
Definition
trophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts
Term
What is described by the term polyhydramnios?
Definition
excessive amniotic fluid
Term
Increased maternal alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) indicates what deformity in the fetus may be present?
Definition
open neural tube defect
Term
Increased maternal AFP arises due to what nutritional deficiency?
Definition
folate deficiency
Term
What syndrome develop if the mother's levels of folate are only decreased?
Definition
down syndrome
Term
What constitutes the "Down Syndrome Triad" in pregnancy?
Definition
decreased maternal urine estriol
decreased AFP
increased B-hCG
Term
What site of the breast is most commonly involved in breast cancer?
Definition
upper-outer quadrant
Term
A greenish brown nipple discharge is most commonly indicative of what?
Definition
mammary duct ectasia (plasma cell mastitis)
Term
What is the most common cause of breast pain?
Definition
fibrocystic change
Term
What name is given to the rare condition of thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest?
Definition
Mondor's disease
Term
This lesion is the most common breast mass found in women under 50.
Definition
fibrocystic change
Term
What lesion is the most common finding in women younger than 35?
Definition
fibroadenoma (presents as a moveable, rubbery mass)
Term
gram-negative diplococci
Definition
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Term
gram-negative encapsulated rod
Definition
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (cause granuloma inguinale)
Term
chancroid presenting 3-5 days post coitus caused by a gram-negative bacillus
Definition
Haemophilus ducreyi
Term
gram-negative coccobacillus often presenting w/ thin, homogenou, milklike discharge and after application of 10% potassium hydroxide a fishy odor eminates
Definition
Gardnerella vaginalis
Term
Histologic finding upon wet-mount is a clue cell
Definition
bacterial vaginosis (most common cause is over growth of Gardnerella vaginosis)
Term
gram-negative obligate, intracellular rickettsia, which is a common STD causing cervicitis and urethritis with white-watery discharge also common
Definition
Chlamydia trachomatis
Term
What is the causative agent of lymphgranuloma venereum?
Definition
Chlamydia trachomatis
Term
What gram-positive bacterium is found as a commensal organism in 4% of women and is commonly associated with the use of an intrauterine device?
Definition
Actinomyces israelii
Term
What gram-positive organism is commonly assoc. w/ the use of tampons and toxic shock syndrome?
Definition
Staphylococcus aureus
Term
What is a hidradenoma?
Definition
tumor of sweat gland
Term
What is a syringoma?
Definition
tumor of eccrine gland (sweat gland common to palms, soles, and forehead)
Term
In 30-40% of cases vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) is caused by what?
Definition
HPV
Term
Vuvla intraepithelial neoplasia is most commonly the result of what other disease state?
Definition
cervical squamous cell carcinoma
Term
What cell structure-type lines the endocervix? The ectocervix?
Definition
endocervix - columnar epithelium
ectocervix - squamous epithelium
Term
Inhibin is release from what female cells?
Definition
granulosa cells (inhibin is the negative feedback regulator for FSH)
Term
What nucleus w/in the thalamus releases GnRH?
Definition
arcuate nuclei
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