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Male Genital System

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What is it called when the urethra opens on the ventral surface of the penis   Hypospadius  
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What is it called when the urethra opens on the dorsal surface of the penis   Epispadias  
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Is epispadias or hypospadias more likely to be associated with defects in the urethral valve   Epispadias  
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What is it called when the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis secondary to an abnormally small prepuce orifice   Phimosis  
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What is the most common penile malformation   Phimosis  
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What is paraphimosis   When a phimotic foreskin is forcibly retractedovre the glans and cannot be restored (potential for necrosis of the penis glans and urinary retension)  
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What is Peyronie's Disease   abnormal proliferation of benign fibrous tissue within the shaft of the penis associated with curvature and pain during erection  
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What is a persistent erection of the penis due to thrombosis of the corpora cavernosa and spongiosum called   Priapism  
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What is a wart like that is often caused by HPV   Condyloma accuminatum  
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What is Condyloma lata   a form of secondary syphilis (this does appear to be different from the lesion caused by HPV)  
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You see a patient with pink-red velvety plaques on his penis... you should suspect what carcinoma in situ?   Erythroplasia of Queyra or Bowen's disease  
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What are the only carcinomas of the penis   Squamous cell type  
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What HPV viruses play a role in Squamous Cell Carcinoma formation   HPV types 16 and 18  
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What is it called when the testis fail to descend   Cryptorchidism  
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What are two important sequelae for cryptorchidism   failure of spermatogenesis and increased risk for the development of germ cell testicular tumors  
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You have a young child with excruciating testicular pain following physical activity what should you think of?   Testicular torsion  
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What is it called when there is an abnormal enlargement of the venous vascular plexus within the spermatic cord   Varicocele  
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What is a hydrocele?   Serous fluid in tunica vaginalis  
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What is a spermatocele?   cystic dilation of epididymis (contains motile sperm)  
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When do most germ cell tumors develop   most develop postpuberty, during late adolescence or early adulthood  
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what is the most common germ cell tumor of the testis   seminoma (35-70%)  
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How sensitive are seminomas to radiation   very (5-year survival is 90-95%)  
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Gross appearance of a seminoma   yellow to tan with little or no necrosis  
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Gross appearance of embryonal carcinoma   hemorrhagic and necrotic  
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how responsive are embryonal carcinomas to radiation   unlike seminomas these are not as responsive to radiation but the have a 95% + cure rate due to newer chemotherapies  
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A yolk sac tumor is also known as ?   Endodermal sinus tumor  
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What are two markers of Yolk Sac Tumors   Alpha-fetoprotein as well as alpha-1 antitrypsin  
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what are teratomas   carcinomas composed of two or more germ cell layers (endodermal, mesodermal, and ectodermal)  
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How do mature and immature teratomas differ   Mature teratomas are composed of haphazard arrays of normal adult tissue while immature are composed of fetal appearing tissues often of neural differentiation  
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In what age group do you worry about malignant potential with Teratomas   in postpubertal males all testicular teratomas must be assumed to have at least some malignant potential  
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How do Teratomas spread   They spread by lymphatic and hematogenous routes  
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What two components must be present in order to diagnose Choriocarcinoma   both cytotrophoblasts and syncytotrophoblasts must be present to make the diagnosis  
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Choriocarcinomas produce ______ which can be used as a helpful serum marker of disease progression   human chorionic gonadotropin  
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When you have a mixed germ cell tumor is the prognosis more often that of the better or worst component   more often the prognosis reflects that of the worse component  
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what are the three stages of testicular cancer   Stage1-local Stage 2-Retroperitoneal lymph node disease and Stage 3-Distant Disease  
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You have a parent who states that their male child has only a dribble for a urine stream what congenital prostate abnormality could explain this finding   stenotic urethral valve in the prostatic urethra  
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What part of the prostate is most affected by nodular hyperplasia   the central portion of the gland with sparing of the peripheral zone  
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what is the most common carcinoma in males   adenocarcinoma  
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where do adenocarcinomas of the prostate tend to develop   in the peripheral zone  
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What is often elevated in patiens with prostatic carcinomas   Prostate specific antigen  
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