Reproductive

Cards (47)

  • Hypospadias
    Abnormal urethral opening is found on the ventral aspect of the penis
  • Epispadias
    Abnormal urethral orifice on the dorsal aspect of the penis
  • Balanitis and Balanoposthitis
    Local inflammation of glans penis
  • Smegma
    Accumulation of desquamated epithelial cells, sweat and debris
  • Phimosis
    Prepuce cannot be retracted easily over glans penis
  • Penile squamous cell carcinoma
    Uncircumcised males > 40 years old, smoker, HPV 16 and 18, poor hygiene
  • Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen Disease)
    Solitary plaque on the shaft of penis
  • Invasive squamous cell carcinoma
    Gray, crusted, popular lesion on glans penis or prepuce
  • Hydrocele
    Accumulation of serous fluid within tunica vaginalis; most common cause of scrotal swelling
  • Cryptorchidism
    Failure of testicular descent into the scrotum
  • Cryptorchidism
    Carries 3- to 5- fold higher risk for testicular cancer
  • Nonspecific Epididymitis & Orchitis

    Begin as primary UTI that spreads to the testis through vas deferens or lymphatics
  • Torsion
    Twisting of spermatic cord -> obstruction of venous drainage
  • 95% of testicular tumors arise from germ cells; malignant
  • HCG
    Produced by syncytiotrophoblasts; elevated with Choriocarcinoma, Seminoma
  • AFP
    Elevated with Yolk Sac Tumor
  • Categories of Prostatitis
    • Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
    • Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
    • Chronic Pelvis Pain Syndrome
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

    Common cause of prostatic enlargement resulting to proliferation of stromal and glandular elements; occurs in inner transition zone of the prostate
  • Prostate Adenocarcinoma
    Most common CA of men 65-75 y.o; carcinomas arise most commonly in outer, peripheral zone of gland
  • Gleason system

    Grading of prostate cancer
  • Serum PSA
    Clear value in monitoring progressive or recurrent prostate cancer
  • Syphilis - Primary
    Painless lesions - Chancre on external genitalia
  • Syphilis - Secondary
    Generalized lymphadenopathy, mucocutaneous lesions - Condylomata lata
  • Syphilis - Tertiary
    Systemic; granulomatous lesions - gummas in multiple organs
  • Syphilis - Microscopic
    Proliferative endarteritis with plasma cells
  • Syphilis - Diagnostic test
    Nontreponemal antibody tests - VDRL and RPR
  • Gonorrhea
    Dysuria and milky purulent urethral discharge; suppurative inflammatory reaction
  • 30% of men with gonococcal urethritis also infected with C. trachomatis
  • Nongonococcal urethritis and cervicitis
    C. trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium, T. vaginalis, Ureaplasma urealyticum; most common forms of STD
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum

    Chronic, ulcerative disease; mixed granulomatous and neutrophilic inflammatory response; lymphedema
  • Chancroid (soft chancre)
    Acute, ulcerative disease; papule to ulcer in superficial zone of neutrophilic debris and fibrin
  • Granuloma inguinale
    Chronic inflammatory disease; genital ulceration + abundant granulation tissue; pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia; Donovan bodies
  • Human papillomavirus
    Squamous proliferations in the genital tract - condyloma acuminatum; venereal warts - HPV 6 and 11
  • Trichomoniasis
    Protozoan frequent cause of vaginitis; pruritus and profuse, frothy, yellow vaginal discharge
  • Genital herpes simplex
    Primary: asymptomatic or painful, erythematous, intraepithelial vesicles on mucosa and genitalia skin + regional LN enlargement; Recurrent: less painful, less extensive
  • Genital herpes simplex - Histologic exam

    Necrotic cells, fused multinucleate giant cells with intranuclear inclusions (Cowdry Type A)
  • Lichen Sclerosus
    Atrophic epithelium, subepithelial dermal fibrosis, bandlike chronic inflammation
  • Lichen Simplex Chronicus

    Thickened epithelium with dermal inflammatory infiltrate
  • Condylomas

    Warty lesion of the vulva; histologic - koilocytosis; HPV subtypes 6 and 11
  • Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Histologic - leukoplakia; HPV subtype 16