2nd Exam: Hematopathology Flashcards
Pain after drinking alcohol, think:
Hodgkin Disease
Auer rods, think this:
AML
Translocation t(8;14), think:
Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Lymphadenopathy may be due to:
reactive ( define) or neoplastic conditions
Ex’s of reactive conditions leading to lymphadenopathy:
infections, ai, malignant (non-lymphoid, lymphoid–lymphoma)
Infections that can lead to lymphadenopathy:
infectious mono, cat scratch disease, bacterial lymphadenitis, tubeculous lymphadenitits
Ai disease that can lead to lymphadenopathy:
RA
Ex’s of malignancies that can lead to lymphadenopathy:
non-lymphoid, lymphoid-lymphoma
Ex of non-lymphoid malignancy that can lead to lymphadenopathy:
metastatic carcinoma
T-cell zone of normal lymph node:
Parafollicular cortex
B-cell zone of normal lymph node:
Lymphoid follicles
Symptoms of lymphadenopathies depends on:
Node location, central vs. peripheral
Palpable nodes:
peripheral
Central nodes:
sup vena cava syndrome, obstruction of urethra or bowels
Cancer that begins in lymphoid cells of immune system
lymphoma
Lymphoma typically starts here:
lymph nodes (enlarged) or extra nodal lymphoid tissue (masses)
2 basic types of lymphoma:
hodgkin’s, non-h
Types of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas:
indolent, aggressive
Define effacement:
normal structure replaced by tumor cells
2 types of leukemia:
lymphoid, myeloid
Malignant progressive, bone marrow produces inc # of immature or abnormal wbcs:
Leukemia
Effects of BM infiltration:
pain, weakness, shortness of breath, fatigue, CHF, neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, inc infection , bleeding, petechiae (bleeding into skin)
Clinical presentation of Hematologic Malignancies:
malaise, fatigue, w8 loss, fever, organ/ bm infiltration, lymphadenopathy, acute or chronic
Low grade hematologic malignancy:
mature appearing cells, low rate of proliferation, chronic, longer life expectancy untreated