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Most common testicular tumor |
Seminoma |
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Large cells with watery cytoplasm and a "fried egg" appearance |
Seminoma |
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Malignant, painless, homogenous testicular englargement |
Seminoma |
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What is the common age onset of a seminoma? |
15-35 years old |
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Most common testicular tumor in boys <3 years old |
Yolk sac tumor |
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Tumor of the endodermal sinus |
Yolk sac tumor |
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Schiller-Duval bodies |
Yolk sac tumor |
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Yellow, mucinous with aggressive malignancy of testes |
Yolk sac tumor
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Malignant, increased hCG with disordered syncytiotrophoblastic and cytotrophoblastic elements |
Choriocarcinoma |
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Hematogenous metastes to lung and brain |
Choriocarcinoma |
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Malignant in males, benign in children and women. Multiple tissue types |
Teratoma |
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Increased hCG |
Choriocarcinoma Teratoma (50%) |
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Increased AFP |
Yolk sac tumor, Teratoma (50%) |
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Malignant, hemorrhagic mass with necrosis, painful |
Embryonal carcinoma |
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Alveolar/tubular appearance with papillary or glandular convulsions |
Embryonal carcinoma |
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Germ cell tumor with normal AFP and increased hCG when pure and increased AFP when mixed |
Embryonal carcinoma |
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95% of all testicular tumors are ________ |
testicular germ cell tumors |
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A testicular mass that does not transilluminate |
testicular CA |
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Risk factors for testicular germ cell tumors? |
cryptorchidism |
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5% of all testicular tumors are _______ |
Non-cell cell tumors. Mostly benign. |
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Contains reinke crystals |
Leydig cell tumor |
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Angrogen producing tumor that produces, gynecomastia in men and precocious puberty. |
Leydig cell tumors |
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Golden brown color appearance |
Leydig cell tumors |
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Most common non-germ tumor |
Leydig cells |
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Why does leydig cell tumors produce gynecomastia? |
Because excess androgen forms estrogen |
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Androblastoma from sex cord stroma |
Sertoli cell tumor |
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What conditions are associated to sertoli cell tumor? |
Peutz-Jeghers sx, Carney sx |
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Non-germ cell tumors that produce gynecomastia |
Leydig cell*, Sertoli cell tumor |
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Most common testicular cancer in older men |
Testicular lymphoma |
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Non-germ cell tumor that is not primary, aggressive |
Testicular lymphoma |
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Lesions in the serous covering the testis that presents as a testicular mass that can be transilluminated |
Hydrocele, speratocele |
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Increased fluid secondary to incomplete obliteration of processus vaginalis |
Hydrocele |
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Dilated epididymal duct |
Spermatocele |
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Precursors of squamous cell carcinoma |
Bowen disease, erythroplasia of Queyrat, bowenoid papulosis Associated to: HPV, lack of circumcision |
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Painful sustained erection, not associated with sexual stimulation or desire |
Priapism |
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Associated to spinal cord traumas and sickle cell disease |
Priapism |
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Angulation of the penis, due to inflammation and fibrous tissue formation of tunica albuginea. Very painful. |
Peyronie disease |
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Benign genital warts caused by HPV 6 and 11 |
Condyloma acuminatum |
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Inflammation of the glans penis, common in uncircumcised and diabetics. |
Balanitis |
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Most common cause of balanitis |
40% due to candida |
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Common onset for BPH? |
present in 80% of men over 80 years old |
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Dysuria, frequency, urgency, low back pain. Caused by bacteria |
Prostatitis |
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Prostatitis in <35 year olds is caused by |
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia |
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Prostatitis in >35 year olds is caused by |
E. Coli, Klebsiella, serratia, enterobacter, proteus |
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Causes of BPH |
Androgens; increased DHT mostly, can be seen in increased testosterone |
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Nodular enlargement of the periurethral (lateral and medial) lobes, which compresses the urethra into a vertical slit. |
BPH |
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BPH symptoms |
increased frequency of urination (every 2h), nocturia (2-3x a night), difficulty starting and stopping the stream, dysuria |
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Complications of BPH |
Distention and hypertrophy of the bladder, hydronephrosis, UTIs |
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Treatment with nonselective alpha antagonists |
Cause relaxation of smooth muscle: CTerazosin, prazosin, doxazosin, prazosin |
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Tamsulosin (flomax |
BPH Tx selective alpha-1AD receptor blocker. Fewer SE than non-selective because alpha-1B receptors in blood vessles |
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5-alpha-reductase inhibitors |
BPH Tx Finasteride, dubasteride Slowly reduces DHT levels-> decrease in prostate volume over 3-6mm SE: decreased libido, ejaculatory disorder, impotence |
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What might you find during a prostate exam of a patient with BPH? |
Probably not palpable because it is in the anterior lobe and when you introduce finger its opposite to that direction |
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What might you find during a prostate exam of a patient with prostatic adenocarcinoma? |
Very palpable, hard nodule. |
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Palpable prostate size in BPH |
Does not correlate with symptom severity |
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What lab is increased in BPH? |
Increased free prostate specific agent |
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Symptoms of prostatic adenocarcinoma |
Urinary symptoms same as BPH |
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Common age onset of prostatic adenocarcinoma |
men >50 |
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Most common location for prostatic adenocarcinoma |
Poster lobe |
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Diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma is mostly done by: |
Palpable during exam--> needle core biopsy |
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How is PSA in prostatic adenocarcinoma? |
Increased total PSA, decreased free PSA |
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Lower back pain in patient with prostatic adenocarcinoma: |
Think of osteoblastic metastases in bone: also increases ALP and PSA |
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Undescended testis (1 or both) |
Cryptoorchidism |
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Impaired spermatogenesis (since sperm develop best at temperatures <37degrees), normal testosterone levels (bc leydig cells are unaffected by temperature) |
Cryptoorchidism |
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How are inhibin, FSH, LH, testosterone levels in cryptoorchidism? |
Decreased inhibin, increased FSH and LH. Testosterone decreased if its bilateral, normal if its unilateral |
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Dilated veins in pampiniform plexus as a result of increased venous pressure |
Varicocele |
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"Bag of worms" appearance, can cause infertility |
Varicocele |
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Diagnosed by ultrasound with doppler |
Varicocele |
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Inflammation of the epididymis; swollen, tender. |
Epididymitis |
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Clinically, how do you confirm diagnosis of epididymitis? |
Elevate testes and there is relief |
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Treatment of epididymitis? |
<35 years old: think gonorrhea/chlamydia - ceftriaxone IM then doxycycline for 10 days
>35 years or history of anal intercourse: enterobacteriaecea. Treat with fluoroquinolone for 10-14 days |
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Twisting spermaticord, can lead to isquemia and necrosis of testicle. |
Testicular torsion |
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Very painful, high riding testes, potential emergency, absent cremasteric reflex. Ultrasound: absence of circulation to testes |
Testicular torsion |
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Treatment of testicular torsion |
Surgical detorsion is preferable*: orqueopexy within 6 hours to prevent permanent lesion.
Manually untwist if surgery is unavailable |
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Treatment for post puberty cryptorchidism |
Orqueopexy or orqueoectomy |
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Grey, crusty plaque on shaft or gland of penis that appears in 5th decade of life |
Bowen disease |
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Red, velvety plaque usually on the glands |
Erythroplasia of queryvat |
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Multiple papular lesiones which do not become invasive, affects young individuals |
Bowenoid papulosis |