What is the most important risk factor for endometrial cancer?
Unopposed estrogen exposure
Unopposed estrogen exposure is the number one risk for wht disease?
Endometrial cancer
What are the risk factors for Endometrial cancer other than unopposed estrogen exposure?
Early menarche
Late menopause
obeisity
Tomoxifen
Infertility
Granulosa and thecalc ells
Ovarian dysfunction
What disease has a higher risk if you have unopposed estrogen exposure, infertility, early menarche, late menopause, obeisity, Granulosa and thecal cells, Tamoxifen or Ovarian dysfunction?
Endometrial cancer
Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension and history of breast or colon cancer are low risk factors for what disease?
Endometrial cancer
Endometrial cancer has what three low risk factors?
Diabetes mellitus
History of colon or breast cancer
Hypertension
What is the normal age range fro Endometrial cancer?
55 to 65 years
Endometrial cancer may be picked up on what type of test?
PAP smear
Endometrial cancer often arises from what other abnormality?
Atypical endometrial hyperplasia
What are the two types of endometrial cancer?
Endometrioid
Papillary serous carcinoma
What is the most common type of endometrial cancer?
Endometrioid carcinoma (80%)
What type makes up 80% of endometrial cancers?
Endometrioid carcinoma
What type makes up 20% of endometrial cancers?
Papillary serous carcinoma
Papillary serous carcinoma make up what proportion of endometrial cancers?
20%
Endometrioid carcinoma is associated with what characteristics?
Hyperestrinism
Resembles normal endometrium
Good prognosis
Which type of endometrial cancer resembles a normal endometrium, ias associated with hyperestrinism and has a good prognosis?
Endometrioid carcinoma
What characteristics are associated with Papillary serous carcinoma?
Older age
Looks like ovarian tumors
No associated with hyperestrinism
Poorer prognosis
Which type of Endometrial cancer looks like ovarian tumors, has a poorer prognosis, is not associated with hyperestrinism and is found in older women?
Papillary serous carcinoma
What is the term for inflammation of the Fallopian tubes?
Salpingitis
What is Salpingitis?
Inflammation of the fallopian tubes
What are the causes of Salpingitis?
Gonorrhea
Chalymdia
Pyogenic bacteria
What are the syptoms or complications of Salpingitis?
Pelvic pain
infertility
Describe an ectopic pregnancy:
The fertilized egg implants into the Fallopian tube
When teh fertilized eggimplants into te fallopian tube, what is this called?
Ectopic pregnancy
What percent of pregnancies are ectopic?
1%
What are predisposing factors for Ectopic pregnancy?
Salpingitis
Endometriosis
Salpingitis and endometriosis are predisposing factors for what?
Ectopic pregnancy
What can be the outcome of an ectopic pregnancy?
Rupture (can be fatal)
True or False, an ectopic pregnancy can be fatal?
True, if it ruptures
Tumors in the Fallopian tube are common (T/F)?
False
What are the consequences of Salpingitis?
Infertility
What types of fallopian tube disease were dicussed in class?
Ectopic pregnancy
Salpingitis
Tumors
What types of ovarian benign cysts exist?
Follicular and luteal cysts
Polycystic ovaries
What are follicular cysts?
Abnormal enlargement of the follicle
What is the name for an abnormally enlarged follicle?
follicular cyst
What type of benign ovarian cyst present normally?
Follicular and leutieal cysts
What are the associated manifestations fo follicular and leuteal cysts?
Pain due to rupture and bleeding
Higher risk of ectopic pregnancy
Polycystic ovaries are common in waht age group?
Young obese women
Young obese women with polycystic ovaries are likely to have what other issue?
Infertility
Whay are young obese women with polycystic ovaries likely to be infertile?
Because thy do not ovulate
What are the charcteristics of a person with Polycystic ovaries?
Young obese women with Amenorrhea and hirsutism
Young obese women with infertility, amenorrhea and hirutism are prime candidates for what disease?
