Radiographic Pathology Chap 9/10/11
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Testicular tumors are the most common neoplasms in men between ______.
- 20 and 35
- What are the two types of testicular tumors?
-
-Seminomas
-Teratomas - what type of tumor that arise from the seminiferous tubules?
- Seminomas
- Almost all testicular tumors are ______.
- malignant
- What exam is used to best diagnosed testicular tumors?
- Ultrasound
- What are the two types of ovarian cystic masses?
-
-Follicular Cysts
-Corpus Luteum Cysts - Type of ovarian cyst that results from faulty reasorption of the fluid from incompletely developed follicles.
- Follicular Cysts
- Type of ovarian cyst that occur when resorption of any blood leaked into the cavity, following ovulation, leaves behind a small cyst?
- Corpus Luteum Cysts
- What may occur in Ovarian Cysts?
- Endometriosis
- what cause multiple cystic masses?
- Endometriosis
- Who are at higher risk of developing ovarian cancer?
- Postmenopausal women, so they often recieve more aggressive treatment
- What is the surgical removal of both ovaries and the uterus?
- Hysterectomy
- What % of women have a transvaginal u/s exhibit of cysts?
- 100%
- How does the ovarian cysts appear on a endovaginal sonogram?
-
-sonolucent masses
-sometimes sepated
-with homogenous components - What other modalities used to visualize ovarian cysts?
- CT and MRI
- Inability of the heart to propel blood at a sufficient rate and volume to provide an adequate supply to the tissue?
- Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- What affects CHF?
- Rt and Lt side of the heart
- What is the major cause of LT sided heart failure?
- Coronary
- What is present in the RT-sided heart failure?
- Dilatation of the RT ventricle and RT atrium
- What involves the replacement of air with fluid within the lung interstitium and alveoli?
- Pulmonary Edema
- Most patients with pulmonary edema caused by CHF or other heart disease have evidence of ______.
- cadiomeglia (big heart)
- What resembles Pulmonary Edema?
- a butterfly or batwing pattern
- What does Cushing's syndrome produce?
- excess production of glucocorticoid hormones
- what happens if there's an excess secretion of glucocorticoid hormones in Cushing's Syndrom?
-
-mobilizes lipids
-increases their level in the blood - What are the characteristics of cushing's syndrome?
-
-obesity that is confined to the trunk of the body
-round, moon shaped face
-pathonomonic fat pad that forms behind the shoulders (buffalo hump) - What exam is best demonstrated cushing's syndrome generalized enlargement of the adrenal glands?
- CT
- CT is often of more value because the abundance of retroperitoneal fat may prevent an ________.
- optimal u/s
- What age does Grave's disease most often develop?
- 30's and 40's
- What is the physical characteristic finding in Hyperthyroidism?
- Exopthalmos
- What's an outward protusion of the eyeball caused by edema in the tissue behind the eyes?
- Exopthalmos
- What procedure demonstrate diffuse enlargement of the thyroid gland with increased radioiodine uptake in patients with Grave's Disease?
- Radioactive iodine scans