Male Urogenital Flashcards
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rare type of malformation of the penis in which the urethra ends in an opening on the dorsum (upper aspect ) of the penis.
Epispadias
Absence of one or both testes from the scrotum
cryptorchism
birth defect of the urethra that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus that opens anywhere along a line (the urethral groove) running from the tip along the ventral aspect (underside ) of the shaft to the junction of the penis and scrotum or perineum.
Hypospadias
most common birth defect of the male genitalia.
cryptorchidism
Second most common birth defect of male genitalia
hypospadias
an abnormal enlargement of the vein draining the testicles
varicocele
inflammatory arthritis of large joints including commonly the knee and the back (esp. the sacroiliac joint), inflammation of the eyes in the form of conjunctivitis or uveitis, and urethritis in men or cervicitis in women along with mucocutaneous lesions.
reactive arthritis/Reiter’s Syndrome
Multinucleated giant cell, characteristic of
herpes simplex
condyloma accumulata is most often caused by which strains of HPV?
6, 11
occurs when the spermatic cord twists, cutting off the blood supply to the testicle
testicular torsion
The most common underlying cause of testicular torsion is a congenital malformation
bell-clapper deformity
What side are most varicoceles found?
Left
Accumulation of fluids around a testicle caused by fluid secreted into the tunica vaginalis
hydrocele testis
A hydrocele (will/will not) transilluminate and a tumor (will/will not)
will; will not
most common solid malignant tumor in men between the ages of 20 and 35
primary testicular tumors
What are the 4 most common classifications of testicular cancer?
Seminoma, embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, mixed cell types
What is the average of dx of seminoma? Why is this significant?
40 yrs.; 5-10 years older than men with other germ cell tumors of the testes
What might blood tests detect in 50% of seminoma cases?
PLAP (placental alkaline phosphatase)
What is not elevated in classical seminoma?
serum alpha fetoprotein
sheet like or lobular pattern of cells with fibrous stromal network
seminoma
tumor cells have abundant clear to pale pink cytoplasm containing abundant glycogen with prominent nuclei that usually contain one or two large nucleoli and have prominent nuclear membranes
seminoma
germ cell tumor that occurs in the ovaries and the testes
embryonal carcinoma
In the testis, pure … is uncommon, and accounts for approx …% of testicular germ cell tumors. It is present as a component of almost …% mixed non-seminoma germ cell tumors
embryonal carcinoma; 10%; 90%
What 2 things may be elevated in embryonal carcinoma?
serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and alpha fetoprotein (AFP)