GYN pathology registry review Flashcards
(128 cards)
Diethylstilbestrol (DES) drug
Used to treat threatened miscarriages’ in the 70s
*most commonly associated with T shaped uterus
Arcuate uterus
Normal contour, slight indentation of fundal echo
Bicornuate uterus (bicornis unicollis)
-1 endometrial cavity dividing into 2 at uterine fundus
-Y shaped
-Fundus has concave contour
Subseptate uterus
Normal uterine contour with 2 separate endometrial cavities
Septate uterus
-2 completely separate endometrial cavities
-Uterine contour is concave at the fundus
*most common congenital uterine anomaly
Uterus didelphys
Complete lack of fusion. 2 vaginas, 2 cervices, 2 uteri
Unicornuate uterus
Lack of formation of one duct. Single horn
Congenital uterine malformations result from
Incomplete, abnormal fusion or lack of formation of paired Mullerian ducts
Vaginal atresia
Absent or closed vagina, cannot be distended. ONLY uterus and cervix will be distended with fluid or blood
Hydrometra
Fluid in the uterus
Hematometra
Blood in the uterus
Imperforate hymen
Closed hymen. Everything above it can be distended
Hymen
Small, thin piece of tissue at the opening of the vagina
Adenomyosis
Invasion of endometrial tissue into myometrium, either focal or diffuse
*MRI key to diagnosis
Sonographic appearance of adenomyosis
-Enlarged uterus with diffusely heterogenous myometrium
-Thickened posterior uterus
-Small cystic spaces scattered throughout myometrium
Clinical presentation of adenomyosis
Dysmenorrhea, menometrorrhagia, pelvic pain, dyspareunia, multiparous
Dysmenorrhea
Abnormal/painful menses
Menometrorrhagia
Heavy uterine bleeding
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Leiomyoma (fibroid/myoma)
-Benign, smooth muscle tumor
-Stimulated by estrogen
most common benign gyn tumor, leading cause of hysterectomy and gyn surgery
Clinical presentation of leiomyoma
Dependent on location/size
Abnormal bleeding, pelvic distention, pressure, infertility, urinary frequency
Sonographic appearance of leiomyoma
-Hypoechoic mass with poor through transmission
-Multiple= heterogenous, bulky, enlarged uterus
Intramural leiomyoma
-Within the muscle wall of the uterus
-Will not change contour of uterus but may make it bulky
most common
Subserosal leiomyoma
-Grows under serosal layer
-Distorts outer contour