Medical Lecture Notes Online: gynaecology

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Ovarian Cancer

Types of Ovarian Cancer
§ Epithelial
§ Germ Cell
– Dysgerminoma
– Immature teratoma
– Endodermal sinus tumor
– Embryonal carcinoma
– Polyembryonal
– Choriocarcinoma
– Mixed
§ Sex Cord Stromal
– Granulosa cell
– Sertoli-Leydig
– Gynandroblastoma
– Unclassified
§ Metastatic
– Breast
– Kruckenberg- Primary usually stomach, signet ring cells on pathology

What is Endometriosis?
n Chronic condition.
n Characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue in other sites outside the endometrial cavity.
¨ Pelvic cavity
¨ Ovaries
¨ Uterosacral ligaments
¨ Pouch of Douglas

Symptoms

n Post menopausal bleeding
n Endometrial cells on Pap
n Perimenopausal with irregular heavy menses, increasingly heavy menses
n Premenopausal with abnormal uterine bleeding with history of anovulation

What is a Pap Smear?

Ø “Papanicolaou test” - 1941
• Dr. Babes & Dr. Papanikolaou
Ø Medical screening method
• Detect premalignant and malignant processes of cervix.
• Prevent progression of abnormal cells to cancer.
• This is NOT a diagnostic test!