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Function of the snoic hedgehog gene
produced at base of limbs in zone of polarizing activity
Involved in patterning along anterior-post. axis
involved in CNS development

Mutation can cause holoprosencephaly
Wnt-7 gene
produced at apical ectodermal ridge (thickened ectoderm at distal end of each developing limb)

Necessary for proper organization along dorsal-ventral axis
FGF gene
produced at apical ectodermal ridge

stimulates mitosis of underlying mesoderm, providing for lengthening of the limbs
Homeobox genes
involved in segmental organization of embryo in a craniocaudal direction

hox mutations-->appendages in wrong locations
When does the embryo implant into the uterus and what form is it in?
around day 6 as a blastocyst
When does hCG secretion begin?
after implantation
Week 2 of development is characterized by?
bilaminar disc:
-epiblast=amniotic cavity
-hypoblast=primary yolk sac
Week 3 of development is characterized by?
Trilaminar disc
Gastrulation
Pirmitive streak, notochord, mesoderm, and its organization, and neural plate begins to form
Weeks 3-8
"Embryonic period"
neural tube formed by neuroectoderm and closes by week 4

Organogenesis
*Very susceptible to teratogens
Week 4
heart begins to beat
upper and lower limb buds begin to form
week 8
fetal movements
fetus looks like a baby
week 10
genitalia have male/female characteristics
What is derived from surface ectoderm?
adenohypophysis (from Rathke's pouch)
lens of eye
epithelial linings of oral cavity
sensory organs of ear and olf. epithelium
epidermis
anal canal below pectinate line
parotid, sweat, and mammary glands
What is derived from the neuroectoderm?
Brain (neurohypophysis, CNS neurons, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells, pineal gland)
Retina and optic nerve
Spinal cord
What is derived from neural crest?
PNS (DRG, CN, celiac ganglion, schwann cells, ANS)
Melanocytes
Chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla
parafollicular (C) cells of thyroid
Schwann cells
Pia and arachnoid
Bones of skull
Odontoblasts
Aorticopulmonary septum
What is derived from the mesoderm?
muscle
bone
CT
serous linings of body cavities
spleen
CV structures
lympahtics
blood
wall of gut tube
wall of bladder
urethra
vagina
kidneys
adrenal cortex
dermis
testes
ovaries

Notochord- induces ectoderm to form neuroectoderm (neural plate)
-nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc
What is derived from endoderm?
gut tube epithelium (including anal canal)
Luminal epithelial derivatives (lungs, liver, GB, pancreas, eustachian tube, thymus, parathyroid, thyroid follicular cells
Agenesis
absent organ due to absent primordial tissue
Aplasia
absent organ despite present primordial tissue
Deformation
extrinsic disruptio

occurs after embryonic period
Hypoplasia
incomplete organ development
primordial tissue present
Malformation
intrinsic disruption

during embryonic period (wks. 3-8)
ACE I teratogenic effects
renal damage
alkylating agents teratogenic effects
absence of digits
multiple anomalies
aminoglycosides teratogenic effects
CN VIII toxicity
Carbamazepine teratogenic effects
neural tube defects
craniofacial defects
fingernail hypoplasia
developmental delay
IUGR
DES teratogenic effects
vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma
congenital mullerian anomalies
Folate antagonists teratogenic effects
neural tube defects
Lithium teratogenic effects
Ebstein's anomaly (atrialized RV)
Phenytoin teratogenic effects
fetal hydantoin syndrome: microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features, hypoplastic nails and distal phalanges, cardiac defects, IUGR, mental retardation
Tetracycline teratogenic effects
discolored teeth
Thalidomide teratogenic effects
limb defects ("flipper" limbs)
Valproate teratogenic effects
inhibition of maternal folate absorption-->neural tube defects
Warfarin teratogenic effects
bone deformities, fetal hemorrhage, abortion, ophthalmologic abnormalities
Alcohol teratogenic effects
leading cause of birth defects and mental retardation
fetal alcohol syndrome
Cocaine teratogenic effects
abn. fetal development and fetal addiction
placental abruption
Smoking (nicotine, CO) teratogenic effects
preterm labor, placental problems, IUGR, ADHD
Iodide (lack or excess) teratogenic effects
congenital goiter or hypothyroidism (cretinism)
Maternal diabetes teratogenic effects
caudal regression syndrome (anal atresia to sirenomelia)
congenital heart defects
neural tube defects
Vitamin A excess
extremely high risk for spontaneous abortions and birth defects (cleft palate, cardiac abnormalities)
X-rays
microcephaly
mental retardation
When does cleavage have to occur to have monochorionic diamniotic twins (same placenta, 2 sacs)?
4-8 days
When does cleavage have to occur to have dichorionic diamniotic twins?
0-4 days
When does cleavage have to occur to have monochorionic monoamniotic twins?
8-12 days
When does cleavage have to occur to have conjoined wins (monochorionic monoamniotic)
>13 days
1st aortic arch derivative
part of maxillary artery (branch of external carotid)
2nd aortic arch derivative
stapedial artery and hyoid artery
3rd aortic arch derivative
common carotid artery and proximal part of internal carotid artery
4th aortic arch derivative
on left, aortic arch
on right, proximal part of subclavian artery

(systemic)
6th aortic arch derivative
proximal part of pulmonary arteries and (on Left only) DA
Branchial clefts
derived from ectoderm
aka branchial grooves
Branchial arches
derived from mesoderm (muscles, arteries) and neural crest (bone, cartilage)
Branchial pouches
derived from endoderm
first branchial cleft
external auditory meatus
2-4 branchial clefts
temporary cervical sinuses-->obliterated by proliferation of 2nd arch mesenchyme
1st branchial arch
cartilage: meckel's cartilage=mandible, malleus, incus, spheno-Mandibular ligament

Muscles: Mastication=temporalis, masseter, lateral and medial pterygoids, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini

N: CN V2 and V3 (chew)
2nd branchial arch
Reichert's cartilage: Stapes, styloid process, lesser horn of hyoid, stylohyoid ligament
3rd branchial arch
Cartilage: greater horn of hyoid

Muscles: stylopharyngeus

Nerves: CN IX
4-6th branchial arches
Cartilage: thyroid, cricoid, arytenoids, corniculate, cuneiform

Muscles: 4th-most pharyngeal constrictors; cricothyroid, levator veli palatini
6th-all intrinsic muscles of larynx except cricothyroid

Nerves: 4th-CN X (superior laryngeal branch)- swallow
6th-CN X (recurrent laryngeal branch)-speak
1st branchial pouch
middle ear cavity, eustachian tube, mastoid air cells
2nd pouch
epithelial lining of palatine tonsil
3rd pouch
dorsal wings-develops into inferior parathyroids
ventral wings-thymus
4th pouch
dorsal wings-superior parathyroids
Testicular atrophy
Tall, long extremities
gynecomastia
Incr. FSH, LH, estrogen
Decr. testosterone
Klinefelter's syndrome
XXY
male phenotype
short stature
ovarian dysgenesis
shield chest
bicuspid aortic valve
preductal coarctation of the aorta
horseshoe kidney

Decr. estrogen
Incr. LH and FSH
Turner syndrome
XO
Female phenotype
What other endocrine abnormalities are assoc. with Turner Syndrome?
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes
What tumors are people with Turner syndrome at an increased risk for?
dysgerminoma
gonadoblastoma
severe acne
antisocial behavior
normal fertility
aggressive
Double Y males (XYY)
Ovaries present
external genitalia is virilized or ambiguous
Female pseudohermaphrodite (XX)
exposed to excessive/inappropriate amounts of androgenic steroids during early gestation (CAH, exogenous steroids)
Testes present
External genitalia female or ambiguous
Male pseudohermaphrodite (XY)
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (testicular feminization)
Mutation in steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
needed to transport cholesterol from outer to inner Mt. membrane in adrenals and gonad

Large lipid accum. in adrenal cells
Normal appearing female
Female external genitalia with rudimentary vagina
uterus and fallopian tubes absent
Scant sexual hair
Develops testes (in labia majora)

Incr. testosterone, estrogen, LH

Does not present until puberty
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (46 XY)
Defect in androgen receptor resulting in normal-appearing female
Ambiguous genitalia until puberty-->masculinization and growth of external genitalia

Normal testosterone/estrogen
LH normal or increased
Internal genitalia normal
AR
genetic males
5-alpha reductase deficiency
Lack of secondary sex characteristics

Decr. GnRH, FSH, LH, testosterone, sperm count
Kallman syndrome
defective migration of GnRH cells and formation of olfactory bulb

+anosmia
What type of ovarian cysts is associated with choriocarcinoma and moles?
Theca-lutein cyst
Ovarian germ cell tumors?
Dysgerminoma
Choriocarcinoma
Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor
Teratoma
Gonadoblastoma
Embryonal
sheets of uniform cells
clear cells separated by fibrous septae with lymphocytes
Assoc. w/ Turner syndrome

hCG and LDH increased
Dysgerminoma (malignant)
occurs during or after pregnancy in mother or baby
malignancy of trophoblastic tissue-but no chorionic villi
Incr. frequency of theca-lutein cysts

hCG increased
Choriocarcinoma
aggressive malignancy of young children
yellow, friable solid masses
tubules lined by single cuboidal layer
Schiller-Duval bodies (resemble glomeruli (papillary structure around blood vessel)

Incr. AFP
Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor
solid with necrosis and hemorrhage
solid sheets with large primitive cells (multinucleated)

Incr, hCG and AFP
Embryonal
mixed germ cell and stromal tumor
sertoli/granulosa cell tumor
Incr. risk with turner syndrome
Gonadoblastoma
fallopian type epithelium
benign
frequently bilateral
serous cystadenoma
malignant
bilateral
papillary projections
psammoma bodies
Serous cystadenocarcinoma
Surface epithelial ovarian tumors
serous
mucinous
endometrioid
brenner
clear cell
multilocular cyst lined by mucus-secreting epithelium
benign
columnar epithelium
mucinous cystadenoma
malignant
pseudomyxoma peritonei
ovarian tumor
mucinous cystadenocarcinoma
spindle shaped fibroblasts
Meigs' syndrome
pulling sensation in groin
benign
Fibroma
How does a thecoma differ from a fibroma?
there is fat in a thecoma
meigs' syndrome
ovarian fibroma
ascites
hydrothorax
Estrogen secreting
endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma in adults
precocious puberty in kids
Call-exner bodies
abnormal uterine bleeding
granulosa cell tumor
Fibroadenoma
small mobile, firm mass with sharp edges
rubbery
<35 y.o.
incr. size and tenderness with incr. estrogen
NOT a precursor to breast cancer
Intraductal papilloma
Small tumor that grows in lactiferous ducts
Beneath areola
fibrovascular core in papillomas
Pedunculated

*most common cause of nipple discharge

Serous or bloody nipple discharge
Slight incr. risk of carcinoma
Phyllodes tumor
large and bulky mass of CT and cysts
"leaf-like" projections

some may become malignant
Risk factors for malignant breast tumors
incr. estrogen exposure
incr. total number of menstrual cycles
older age at 1st live birth
obestity
BRCA1 (100% risk of br. CA, incr. risk of ovarian CA)
BRCA2 (M and F incr. risk)
Breast mets to bone are blastic? lytic?
both blastic and lytic

Contrast to prostate mets which are only Blastic
Ductal carcinoma in situ
fills ductal lumen
arises from ductal hyperplasia

Not palpable
Comedocarcinoma
variant of DCIS
ductal, caseous necrosis
Invasive ductal breast carcinoma
firm, fibrous, "rock hard" mass w/ sharp margins

Small, glandular, duct-like cells

"stellate" morphology

Worst and most invasive
most common (76%)
Invasive lobular
orderly row of cells ("indian file")
surrounded by dense collagenous stroma
Bilateral with multiple lesions in the same location
Medullary breast cancer
fleshy, cellular, lymphocytic infiltrate
sheets of neoplastic cells
good prognosis
Inflammatory breast cacner
dermal lymphatic invasion
"Peau d'orange"
Neoplastic cells block lymphatic drainage
edematous
50% survival at 5 years
Paget's disease
eczematous patches on nipple
Paget cells=large cells in epidermis w/ clear halo

suggest underlying DCIS
poor prognosis
Fibrocystic disease
most common cause of breast lumps
25-menopause
Premenstrual breast pain and multiple lesions
bilateral
Fibrocystic disease indicates an increased risk of carcinoma-T/F
False
Fibrocystic disease types
Fibrosis-hyperplasia of breast stroma
Cystic-fluid filled, blue dome. ductal dilation, may predispose to CA
Sclerosing adenosis-Incr. acini and intralobular fibrosis, assoc. w/ calcifications, confused w/ cancer
Epithelial hyperplasia-incr. # of epith. cell layers in terminal duct lobule, Incr. risk of ductal carcinoma w/ atypical cells (F>30 y.o.)
Acute mastitis
breast abscess
during breast feeding
usually due to S. aureus
Fat necrosis
benign
painless lump
result of injury to breast tissue
dimpling of overlying skin
foamy macrophages
hemorrhagic-->fibrotic
What drugs cause gynecomastia?
"Some Drugs Create Awkward Knockers"
Spironolactone
Dignitalis
Cimetidine
Alcohol
Ketoconazole
BPH
occurs in lateral and middle lobes
Men >50 y.o.
compresses urethra
Duct ectasia
comedomastitis
post-menopause
subareolar lesion
large dilated ducts w/ fatty material surrounded by fibrosis and chr. inflammation
Distortion of nipple, retraction of skin
Which testicle is a varicocele most likely to occur in?
Left side because incr. resistance to flow from L gonadal vein drainage into left renal vein

infertility b/c incr. temperature
malignant testicular tumor
painless
most common testicular tumor
males 15-35 yr.s
Large cells w/ watery cytoplasm and a "fried egg" appearance
Incr. PLAP
Radiosensitive
Seminoma
yellow mucinous testicular tumor
schiler-duval bodies resemble primitive glomeruli (incr. AFP)
hobnailed cells
Most common testicular tumor in infants
Yolk sac (endodermal sinus) tumor
Malignant testicular tumor
Incr. hCG
Disordered syncytiotrophoblastic and cytotrophoblastic elements
Hematogenous mets to Lungs
Gynecomatia (hCG is an LH analog)
Choriocarcinoma
What markers are increased in a teratoma in a male?
hCG and/or AFP
Malignant, painful testicular tumor
worse prognosis than seminoma
glandular/papillary morphology

Most commonly mixed
may be assoc. w/ incr. hCG and normal AFP levels when pure

necrosis and hemorrhage

20-30 y.o.
Embryonal carcinoma
Reinke crystals
androgen producing
gynecomastia in men
precocious puberty in boys
golden brown color

Looks like dysgerminoma w/o lymphocytes
Leydig cell tumor
Testicular lymphoma
occurs in older men
arises from lymphoma mets to testes
aggressive
how does a hydrocele occur?
incomplete fusion of processus vaginalis
Spermatocele
dilated epididymal duct
Peyronie's disease
bent penis due to acquired fibrous tissue formation
priapism
painful sustained erection not assoc. w/ sexual stim. or desire

assoc. w/ trauma, sickle cell disease, medications
Bowen disease
carcinoma in situ of the penis
>35 y.o.
10-20% progress to invasive carcinoma
solitary, whitish plaque
thick, ulcerated plaque on shaft/scrotum
Bowenoid papulosis
multiple reddish-brown papules
Erythroplasia of Queyrat
single/multiple shiny red plaques
velvety
hypospadias
abnormal opening of the penile urethra on inferior (ventral) side of the penis due to failure of urethral folds to close
Epispadias
abnormal opening of the ppenile urethra on superior (dorsal) side of penis due to faulty positioning of genital tubercle
Genital tubercle in males
Glans penis
Corpus cavernosum and psongiousum
Genital tubercle in females
glans clitoris
vestibular bulbs
Urogenital sinus in males
Bulbourethral glands (of Cowper)
prostate gland
Urogenital sinus in females
Greater vestibular glands (of bartholin)
Urethral and paraurethral glands (of Skene)
Urogenital folds in males
ventral shaft of penis (penile urethra)
Urogenital folds in females
labia minora
labioscrotal swelling in males
scrotum
labioscrotal swelling in females
labia majora