Chapter 14 - Lymphoid Tissue Disorders Flashcards
Where in the lymphoid tissues are T cells located?
T cells: paracortex, thymus
Where in the lymphoid tissues are B cells located?
B cells: germinal follicles
Where in the lymphoid tissues are histiocytes located?
Histiocytes: sinuses, skin (Langerhans cell)
What age ranges are affected by benign or malignant nodal enlargement?
Nodal enlargement: 30 usually malignant
What is the most common cause of nodal malignancy?
Metastasis MC nodal malignancy
What does painful lymphadenopathy imply?
Painful lymphadenopathy: inflammation
What are the most common sites of localized painful lymphadenopathy?
Anterior cervical nodes/inguinal nodes MC site localized painful adenopathy
Name two causes of generalized painful lymphadenopathy.
Generalized painful adenopathy: SLE, infectious mono
What are the causes of painless lymphadenopathy?
Painless lymphadenopathy: metastasis or primary malignant lymphoma
What is a possible cause of painless axillary nodes in a woman?
Painless axillary nodes woman: metastatic breast cancer
What are the malignant causes of generalized painless lymphadenopathy?
Generalized painless adenopathy: acute/chronic leukemia; follicular B-cell lymphoma
What does left supraclavicular node metastasis indicate?
Left supraclavicular node metastasis: stomach/pancreatic carcinoma
What does hilar node metastasis indicate?
Hilar node metastasis: lung cancer
What is a cause of pre-aortic node metastasis in men?
Pre-aortic node metastasis: testicular cancer
What are causes of inguinal node metastasis?
Inguinal node metastasis men/women: penis/vulvar squamous cancer
Describe follicular hyperplasia.
Follicular hyperplasia: prominent germinal follicles
What is a key finding in dermatopathic lymphadenitis?
Dermatopathic lymphadenitis: melanin pigment in macrophages
What are the characteristics of cat scratch disease?
Cat-scratch disease: B. henselae; granulomatous microabscesses
What is toxoplasmosis?
Toxoplasmosis: mononucleosis-like syndrome with painful cervical adenopathy
Describe the characteristics of tularemia.
Tularemia: zoonosis (rabbits); F. tularensis; ulceroglandular MC type
What causes the plague?
Plague: Y. pestis; Yop gene protein products inhibit phagocytosis and kill phagocytes
Describe the transmission of the plague.
Transmission: bite of infected fleas that have bitten infected rodents (reservoir of bacterium)
Where does the bubonic plague mainly occur?
Bubonic plague mainly in Western U.S.
What are the three main presentations of the plague?
Bubonic plaque (MC), septicemic plague, pneumonic plague
If a flea transmitting Y. pestis bites a human leg, which nodes will be involved?
Bubonic plague: bite on leg; inguinal node involvement
What occurs during inguinal enlargement in the plague?
Inguinal node enlargement: bacteria proliferate, cause edema but few inflammatory cells present; nodes rupture
What are the characteristics of the septicemic plague?
Septicemic plague: endotoxemia; massive organ involvement; septicemia
What is a good prognostic sign in breast cancer?
Sinus histiocytosis in axillary nodes—good prognostic sign in breast cancer
Describe the origin of the majority of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
NHL: majority B-cell origin
What are the extranodal sites in NHL?
Extranodal sites: stomach (MC), CNS, Peyer patches
What is the most common malignant lymphoma in adults and children?
NHL: MC malignant lymphoma adults/children
Which viruses are risk factors for NHL?
EBV: Burkitt lymphoma, primary CNS lymphoma (HIV)
HTLV-1: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
HCV: B cell lymphoma
H. pylori is a risk factor for which type of lymphoma?
H. pylori: low-grade malignant lymphoma in stomach