Cervical CA Flashcards
GYN (35 cards)
Cervical CA
Colour of ectocervix
Pink
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Colour of endocervix
Red
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Epithelium of ectocervix
squamous epthelium
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Epithelium of endocervix
columnar epithelium
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SCJ
junction between the ectocervix and endocervix
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T zone
area between the new SCJ after puberty and the old SCJ before puberty
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What happens to the SCJ after menopause
goes into the endocervical canal and the SCJ relocates.
Cervical CA
Cervical CA is the…….. most common cancer among females in SL
third most common
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MCC of Cervical CA
Recurrent HPV infections
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Low risk serotypes of HPV
6, 11
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Low risk HPV cause
genital warts
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High risk HPV serotypes
16, 18, 31, 33, 45
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High risk subtypes of HPV cause
cervical CA
Cervical CA
HPV is a DNA/ RNA virus
dsDNA
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Site of HPV infection
TZ
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HPV integrates into the ……….. epithelium of the cervix
basal cells
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CIN
pre- malignant lesion of cervical CA
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High risk women to get cervical CA
smoking, immunocompromised
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Nabothian follicle
When squamous epthelium grows on the columnar epithelium, mucus retention forms a follicle
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Roughly how long does it take for the CA to develop after an infection
~ >20 - 30 years
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LSIL includes
- HPV infected koilocytes stage
- CIN 1
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HSIL includes
- CIN 2
- CIN 3
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Regression is more common in
LSIL stage and in women < 30 years
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HSIL has a high chance of progression/ regression
progression