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What does CIN refer to

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  • this refers to the spectrum of epithelial changes the take place in the squamous epithelium as the precursors of invasive squamous carcinoma
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how is CIN graded

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  • severity of the lesion is graded as 1, 2 and 3, this is according to the level in the epithelium at which the cytoplasmic maturation is taking place
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what is squamous neoplasia of the cervix associated with

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Sexual activity

  • early age of first intercourse
  • frequency of intercourse
  • number of sexual patterns
  • sexual behaviour of male partner
  • HPV infection
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what increases the risk of probability of HPV infection

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  • family history of cervical neoplasia
  • wives of men with carcinoma of the penis
  • urban areas
  • cigarette smoking
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How many different types of HPV are there

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greater than 100

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what types of HPV are associated with genital warts

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HPV 6 and 11

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what HPV types are associated with carcinoma

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HPV 16, 18, 31, 33,

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How does HPV cause cancer

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  • Papillomavirus DNA is incorporated into the host genome
  • this produces the proteins E6 and E7 which form complexes with anti-oncogenes such as p53 and retinoblastoma thereby inactivating the normal cellular response to DNA damage
  • this results in accumulation of genetic abnormalities
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what type of cancer does HPV cause

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vulval and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

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what investigations should be carried out in breast cancer diagnosis

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  • mammogram
  • ultrasound
  • fine needle aspiration cytology
  • core biopsy
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How do negating Masses differ in appeared from malignant ones

  • growth rate
  • shape
  • edge/border
  • relation to neighbouring structures
  • resemblance to normal
  • morphology
  • invasion
  • metastasis
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Benign

  • growth rate = slow
  • shape = rounded/ovoid
  • edge/border = smooth
  • relation to neighbouring structures = pushing growth, easy to shell out
  • resemblance to normal = close
  • morphology = no, atypia/necrosis, low mitotic activity
  • invasion= no
  • metastasis = never

malignant

  • growth rate = rapid
  • shape = irregular
  • edge/border = infiltrative
  • relation to neighbouring structures = tethered to surrounding structures
  • resemblance to normal = variable can be good to poor
  • morphology = atypia, necrosis, high mitotic activity
  • invasion = yes
  • metastasis = frequent
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What are the different types of benign and malignant tumours

  • squamous epithelium
  • glandular epithelium
  • transitional epithelium
  • smooth muscle
  • striated muscle
  • adipose tissue
  • cartilage
  • bone
  • blood vessels
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Benign

  • squamous epithelium = squamous cell papilloma
  • glandular epithelium = adenoma
  • transitional epithelium = transitional cell papilloma
  • smooth muscle = leiomyoma
  • striated muscle = rhabdomyoma
  • adipose tissue = lipoma
  • cartilage = chondroma
  • bone = osteoma
  • blood vessels = angioma

Malignant

  • squamous epithelium = squamous cell carcinoma
  • glandular epithelium = adenocarcinoma
  • transitional epithelium = transitional cell carcinoma
  • smooth muscle = leiomyosarcoma
  • striated muscle = rhabomosacroma
  • adipose tissue = liposarcoma
  • cartilage = chondrosarcoma
  • bone = osteosarcoma
  • blood vessels = angiosarcoma
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what is breast cancer common age

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before age of 30

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what is the most commonest being tumour of the breast and where does it arise

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Fibroadenoma

- arises in the breast lobule

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what are the clinical features of a breast tumour/ fibroadenoma

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  • present as a mobile mass in the breast

- multiple in 20% of cases

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what is the treatment of a fibroadenoma

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  • no Treatment in some cases if it is small

- surgical excision this can usually be shelled out easily

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what does a fibroadenoma look like

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circumscribed tumour

lobulated appearance

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what is the prognosis of an ovarian adenocarcinoma

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  • very poor

- 5 year survival of about 25%

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describe adenocarcinoma facts

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  • 90% of all ovarian malignancy s
  • 6th in frequency of cancer in women, disproportionate number of fatal malignancies
  • asymptomatic until they have reached a large size
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where does the adenocarcinoma come from

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fallopian tube origin is most of ovarian carcinoma

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what is the function of the ovary

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To produce gametes or ova

  • develop from special sperm germ cells called oocytes
  • present within the ovary from birth

To produce the female sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone

  • causes development of female sexual characteristics
  • support development of the early embryo in early pregnancy
  • produced by the specialises stomal cells of the ovary
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how do you classify ovarian tumours

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– three major types are classified according to their cell of origin

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what are the three major categories of ovarian tumours

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Epithelial tumours

germ cell tumours

sex cord stromal tumors

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give example of epithelial tumours in the ovary

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  • serous
  • mutinous
  • endometroid
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give example of germ cell tumours in the ovary
- teratoma - yolk sac tumour - dysgerminoma - embryonal carcinoma - choriocarcinoma
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give example of sex cord stomal tumours in the ovary
- granulose cell tumour - thecoma-fibroma - sertoli-leydig cell tumour
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what type of epithelium lines the cervix
- simple columnar epithelium with deep invagination called cervical glands
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What is the part of the cervix that projects into the vaginal cavity
ectocervix
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what is the epithelium of the ecotcervix
- striated squamous epithelium
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what epithelium is in the vagina
- striated squamous epithelium
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the cervical epithelium responds....
differently to sex steroids than that of the uterine body (the endometrium) and is not shed at menstruation
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what do the hormonal factors do to the shape and volume of the cervix
- they alter the shape and volume of the cervix
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what happens to the cervix at puberty and pregnancy
- changes occur with the eversion (turning inside out) of then endocervical columnar epithelium onto the ectocervix - the protrusion of the endocervical epithelium forms what is referred to as the endocervical columnar ectropion - thus at punters the original squamous-columnar junction becomes relocated outside the external os - in response to the acidic conditions of the vaginal vault areas of ectropion are replaced with stratified squamous epithelium by metaplasia involving stages of reverse cell hyperplasia and immature metaplastic epithelium
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what is the region of metaplastic epithelium called
transformation zone
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where do the majority of cervical cancers arise
the transformation zone of the cervix
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how do you screen for cervical cancer
- take a sample of epithelial cells at the transformation zone using a brush or spatular - apply the to a slide - stain with papanicolaou stain followed by microscopy for cellular abnormalities
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how does liquid base cytology work for cervical cancer screening
- it improves the effectiveness of analysis - LBC involves transferring the collected cells into a liquid preservative and centrifuging to remove obscuring materials such as pus or blood before reconstituting the cells - deposit them thinly onto a slide for staining and analysis
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what are the types of cervical cancers
80% of being squamous cell carcinoma 15% adenocarcinoma - the remainder are Aden-squamous and neuroendocrine carcinomas and these are caused by high oncogenic risk GPV
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what HPV is the most common in squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas
Squamous cell carcinomas HPV16 adenocarcinomas HPV18
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how does HPV infects
HPV infect immature basal cells through epithelial breaks caused by damage - this can directly infect metaplastic squamous epithelium but it cannot infect mature superficial squamous epithelial cells
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what occurs in the mature superficial squamous epithelial cells
- infection does not occur in maturing cells but replication does - virus needs to activate cellular mitosis to accomplish DNA synthesis
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what are the characteristic signs of HPV
- nuclear atypia | - pronounced clearing of cell cytoplasm forming a perinuclear halo = cells showing this effect are called koilocytes
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what do dyskaryotic changes to the nucleus consist of
- disproportionate nuclear enlargement - irregularity in form and contour - hyperchromasia - irregular chromatin condensation - abnormalities in number, for, and size of nucleoli - multinucleate - nucleus to cytopaslm ratio increases as dyskaryosib prowesses so exfoliated cells with severe dysplasia most resemble immature basal cells
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describe the grading system to cancers in epithelum
Dyplasia limited to lower third of epithelium - mild dysplasia - CNI - mild dykaryosis - Low grade SIL dysplasia limited to lower 2/3 of epithelium - moderate dysplasia - CIN 2 - moderate dsykaryosis - high grade SIL Dysplasia extend into upper third of the epithelium - severe dysplasia - CIN3 - severe dyskaryosis - High grade SIL
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what do invading cells have an appearance of
typically they have an appearance of squamous cell carcinoma instead of a overlying dysplastic epithelium
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what is HPV 2 and 7 associated with
common warts
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where do most of the breast cancers originate from
the terminal duct lobular unit (TDLU)
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within the breast how many glands form lobes
15-25 compound areolar mammary glands form lobes
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what is the functional secretory unit of the breast
Terminal duct lobular unit | - comprised of lobules with an secretory acing arising from an extra lobular terminal duct
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describe anatomy of the breast
15-25 compound areolar mammary glands form lobes distally large lactiferous ducts dilate forming the lactiferous sinuses before exiting at the nipple Terminal duct lobular unit - comprised of lobules with an secretory acing arising from an extra lobular terminal duct
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what two types of connective tissue is the storm of the breast made up of
1, interlobular stroma = this is comprised of a dense fibrocollagenous tissue mixed with adipose tissue 2, intra lobular stroma - this is comprised of a looser fibrocollagneous tissue contains hormonally responsive breast-specific fibroblasts important in mammary gland remodelling for example in pregnancy
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what is the difference between interlobular stroma and intra lobular stroma
1, interlobular stroma = this is comprised of a dense fibrocollagenous tissue mixed with adipose tissue 2, intra lobular stroma - this is comprised of a looser fibrocollagneous tissue - contains hormonally breast specific fibroblasts
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What two types of cells line the ducts and lobules
- secretory and duct epithelium | - myopeithelial cell
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what do the secretory and duct epithelium produce
- they produce milk which is transported to larger excretory ducts
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what to the myoepthelial cells do
- they are on the same basement membrane as the epithelial cells - form a mesh like complex - stimulated to contract by oxytocin released from the posterior pituitary gland as a result of suckling - milk is propelled through the duct system and released
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what stimulates the development of the breast at puberty
- oestrogen
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what happens to the breast in the follicular phase and then after ovulation
- oestrongen stimulates growth of ductule components - after ovulation progesterone causes growth of secretory alveoli and the interlobular stroma which becomes oedematous - then epithelial apoptosis ensues at the end of the cycle
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when do women experience an increase in breast massive
- they experience a progressive increase in breast mass during the luteal paste and tenderness about 7-14 days after ovulation
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what happens to TDLUs in pregnancy
- oestrogen and progesterone cause a dramatic increase in TDLUs - prolactin, human placenta lactose and adrenal steroids are also important hormones in this growth falling levels of estrange and progesterone following birth enable prolactin to stimautle milk production
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what happens to the breast tissue with ageing
- with ageing from approximately age 30 and through menopause the breast lobules involute and can nearly complete atrophy in the elderly - adipose is more prominent - lobules decrease in size and in number
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where do benign tumours originate from
specialised fibroblasts of the TDLU | - looks liked specialised stream fibroma with entrapped glands
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what is the ovary a common site for
it is a common site for metastatic carcinoma arising from the gut or other parts of the reproductive system
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where do epithelial tumours of the ovary arise from
- they arise from the mesothelial cell layer covering the peritoneal surface of the ovary and associated inclusion cysts - there is incorporation of these overlying cells at ovulation when the surface rupture heals and the cells are believed to de-differentiate toward fetal precursor coelomic epithelium
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describe what epithelial tumours of the ovaries can resemble
differentiate to resemble tubal mucosa(serous tumours), endocervical mucosa(mutinous tumours) or endometrium(endometriosis tumours)
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describe what epithelial tumours are like and where they project
- cystic with solid components - smooth surface or be covered in papillary projections - spread is often into the peritoneal cavity
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what are ovarian epithelial tumours divided into
Benign boderline malignant
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what distinguished between the different types of ovarian epithelial tumours
- extend of epithelial proliferation distinguishes between benign and borderline ( borderline tumours also exhibit nuclear atypia) - cells in malignant tumours have marked nuclear atypia, loss of glandular architecture and differentiation
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what are malignant tumours by definition
tumours that show invasion of the underlying stroma
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what makes up 40% of ovarian carcinomas
- serous adenocarcinoma | - most common malignant ovarian tumour
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what are most germ cell tumours
- most are benign mature cystic teratomas | - remainder are malignancy
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describe what mature teratomas look like
- Cystic structure - contains well differentiated ectodermal components (skin and appendanges including hair_ - sebaceous glands - teeth - neural tissue
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What are dysgerminomas
these are germ cell tumours that resemble seminomas in the male testis
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Describe the anatomy of a dysgerminoma
- these undifferentiated germ cell tumour is composed of sheet or cords of cells separated by a scant fibrous stroma that shows inflammatory infiltration by lymphocytes
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where are sex cord stroma tumours derived form
they are derived from ovarian stroma that originates from the sex cords of the embryonic gonad - tumours may diffenriate towards sertoli and Leydig structures int he male - or granulose and theca cells in the female
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what do sex cord stomal tumours produce
- they produce hormones including excessive oestrogen in the case of thecfmas and grnaulosa cell tumours - or androgen in sertoli-leydig cell tumours
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what is the most common type of sex cord stomal tumour
thecomas (Benign) most common class | - cells show a foray cytoplasm due to large number of lipids droplets in their cytoplasm
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what are Granulose cell tumours composed of
- grnaulosa cell tumours are composed of cells with morphology like normal grnaulosa cells - sometimes look like clusters that resemble immature follicles - granulose cell tumours have distinct potential for malignancy and make up about 5% of malignant ovarian tumours
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