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33 Cards in this Set
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Anterior renal space consists of what organs |
Pancreas Duodenal sweep Ascending and transverse colon |
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Peritoneal space consists of: |
Adrenal glands Kidneys Ureters Great vessel (aorta/IVC) |
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Posterior pararenal space consists of: |
Blood Lymph nodes |
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Pathological conditions of the retroperitoneum |
Adrenal cortical syndromes Adrenal cysts Adrenal hemorrhage Adrenal tumors Adrenal medulla tumors Retroperitoneal fat Primary retroperitoneal tumors Retroperitoneal fluid collections Retroperitoneal fibrosis (ormonds disease) |
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_ _ ( _ _): - affects men and women equally - atrophy of the adrenal cortex occurs with decreased production of cortisol and sometimes aldosterone - majority of the cortical tissue is often destroyed before adrenal insufficiency is diagnosed |
Addison's disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) |
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_ _ results from the excessive secretion of the sex hormones and adrenal androgens (adrenal hyperfunction) |
Adrenogenital syndrome (adrenal virilism) |
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_ _: occurs in 0.5% of patients with sustained hypertension; caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone, usually because of a cortical adenoma of the glomerulosa cells |
Conns syndrome (aldosteronism) |
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_ _ caused by excessive secretion of cortisol, resulting from adrenal hyperplasia, cortical adenoma, adrenal carcinoma, or elevated ACTH from a pituitary adenoma |
Cushings syndrome |
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_ _ are uncommon lesions that produce no clinical symptoms when the lesion is small; also affects women more often than men (3:1) |
Adrenal cysts |
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Adrenal cysts |
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_ _ is very rare in adults; usually caused by severe trauma or infection; |
Adrenal hemorrhage |
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Adrenal hemorrhage |
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_ _ benign nonfunctioning adenoma is the most common primary adrenal tumor |
Adrenal adenoma |
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Adrenal adenoma |
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Primary adrenal _ are rare |
Carcinomas |
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Adrenal malignant tumors |
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Adrenal glands are the 4th most common site in the body for _, after the lung, liver, and bones |
Metastasis |
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Metastasis |
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Pheochromocytes of the adrenal medulla may produce a tumor called a _, which secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine in excessive quantities |
Pheochromocytoma |
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Pheochromocytoma |
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_ _ is the most common malignancy of the adrenal glands in childhood |
Adrenal neuroblastoma |
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Adrenal neuroblastoma |
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_ is the most common primary retroperitoneal tumor (PRT) |
Lymphoma |
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Primary retroperitoneal tumor: lymphoma |
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Primary retroperitoneal tumor: lymphoma |
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_ is the 2nd most common PRT |
Leiomyosarcoma |
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_ and _ may be quite invasive, infiltrating widely into muscles and adjoining soft tissue |
Fibrosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma |
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The retroperitoneal space is the 4th most common site for _ _ tumors |
Germ cell |
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_ _ tumors are the most common primary malignancies that spread into the retroperitoneum are from the breast, lung, testis, or are the recurrence of previously resected urologic or gynecologic tumors |
Secondary retroperitoneal |
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Retroperitoneal fluid collections include: |
Urinoma Hemorrhage Abscess |
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_ _ or _ _ is an idiopathic condition characterized by thick sheets of fibrous tissue in the retroperitoneal cavity |
Retroperitoneal fibrosis or ormonds disease |
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis or Ormonds disease |
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis or Ormond's disease |
