Cardiovascular Pathology

Question 1

How do you create a morphologic diagnosis?

Answer 1

Process, modifier, acute, diffuse, severe

Question 2

How would you define cardio muscle on histology?

Answer 2

Striations, intercalated disks, branching and central nuceli

Question 3

What are some congenital malformations of the heart?

Answer 3

VSD - septal Defect
Persistent Right Aortic Arch
PDA (Aorta to Pulmonary)
Pulmonic Valve Stenosis
Subaortic Stenosis

Question 4

What are some neoplastic diseases of the heart?

Answer 4

Hemangiosarcoma (right atrium)
Chemodectoma
Lymphoma

Question 5

What do you see on histo of a hemagiosarcoma?

Answer 5

RBC poorly formed vesels
-Endothelium tumor = prone to rupture

Question 6

What is a hemangioma?

Answer 6

Benign tumor - bloodvessel and falt - dark like melanoma

Question 7

What are some consequences of a rupture hemagiosarcoma?

Answer 7

Hemopericardium and tampenon
-Contracitons not full

Question 8

What is different about a chemodectoma compared to a hemangiosacroma?

Answer 8

Lighter in color, at the heart base

Question 9

Where does lymphoma like to be?

Answer 9

Heart
Abomasum
Uterus
Lyphnodes
Spine

Question 10

What does lymphoma look like on histopathology?

Answer 10

Stary Sky appearance