endometrium,cervix, ovaries, vagina, & vulva (treatment sites)

what lines the uterus

endometrium

uterus is located btw what two things

rectum and bladder

what’s the most innermost layer of thr uterus

endometrium

taking what drug increases the risk of the endometrial cancer

tamoxifen

(T/F) obesity is another risk factor of endometrial cancer

T

what is one common clinical presentation of endometrium cancer?

Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding

What stage system does endometrium cancer use?

FIGO

endometrium most common pathology

adenocarcinoma

cervix is located between what two things

uterus and vagina

the ? ? is the opening btw the body of the uterus and the cervix

internal os

the ? ? is thr opening from the cervix leading into the vagina

external os

what is the most common gynecological malignancy?

Endometrium cancer

cervix cancer uses what stage system

FIGO

cervix cancer is detected by what?

pap smear

name one common clinical presentation of cervix cancer

post-coital bleeding, increased menstrual bleeding, and painful intercourse

what are two risk factors of cervix cancer?

HPV

exposure to DES in uteri

what’s the most common cervix pathology

squamous cell carcinoma

what is point A and point B

point A: 2cm superior to the cervical os and 2cm lateral to the endocervical canal

point B: 3 cm lateral to point A

what’s the most deadly gynecologic cancer

ovary cancer

what is elevated when ovarian carcinoma is present

serum CA-125

what’s the most common ovary pathology

epithelial carcinoma

vagina is between what 2 things

bladder and rectum

most common location for cancer is on the ? wall of the ? third of the vagina

posterior

upper

what stage system does vagina cancer use?

FIGO

what’s the most common vagina pathology

squamous cell carcinoma

(T/F) vagina pathology- cell cell carcinoma occurs in some women who were exposed to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) in uteri

T

most cancers occur in the vulva

labia majora

what’s one common clinical presentation in vulva cancer?

Mass

what staging system is used for vulva cancer?

FIGO

what’s the most vulva pathology

squamous cell carcinoma