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| most common causes of PID |
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Definition
| gonococci, streptococci, staphylococci, coliforms |
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| most common path of infection of PID |
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Definition
| penetrate walls of tubes, giving rise to infections, seeding of the meninges, joint spaces, and heart valves |
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Definition
| salpingitis scarring of the fallopian tubes lining ectopic pregnancy |
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| infertility, peritonitis, intestinal obstruction due to adhesions, bacteremia |
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| incidence of tumors of the fallopian tube |
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Definition
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| list three tumors that occur in the fallopian tube |
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Definition
| Paraovarian cysts/hydatids of Morgagni, Papillary adenocarcinoma |
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Term
| formation of follicular cysts |
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Definition
| originate from follicles undergoing atresia |
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| clinical significance of follicular cysts |
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Definition
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| formation of luteal cysts |
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Definition
| : formed by immediate sealing of a corpus hemorrhagicum |
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| clinical significance of luteal cysts |
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Definition
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| gross features of polycystic ovaries |
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Definition
| Ovaries are enlarged, have a very thick outer fibrous coat with many cysts beneath. No corpora lutea. |
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| clinical significance of polycystic ovaries |
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Definition
| produce excess androgens and estrogens |
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Term
| treatment of polycystic ovaries |
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Definition
| medicine to control symptoms or surgery |
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| general incidence of ovarian tumors |
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Definition
| 8th most common cancer in the US, 5th leading cause of cancer mortality |
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| proportion of benign and malignant tumors |
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Definition
| 90% of epithelial cell tumors are malignant |
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| death rate from ovarian tumors |
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Definition
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| general classification of ovarian tumors |
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Definition
| presence of three cell tyoes in the normal overy: multipotenet suface epithelium, totipotent germ cells, and sex cordstromal cells |
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Term
| surface epithelial tumors |
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Definition
| based on invasion, mucinous tumors are benign) serous, mucinous, endometroid, clear cell, Brenner, and cytoadenofibroma tumors |
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Term
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Definition
| tumor markers = BHCG, AFP or lactogen) teratoma, dysgerminoma, endodermal sinus tumors, and choriocarcinoma |
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Definition
| (produce large quantities of sex hormones) fibroma, granulosa-theca cell tumor, and sertoll-leydig cell tumor |
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Term
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Definition
- bilateral metastatic tumor to the ovaries, causing massive enlargement; histologically
composed of mucin-producing, signet-ring cells, often of gastric origin. |
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