Exam 8: The cytological evaluation of lymphoid tissues

Question 1

cytological evaluation of lymphoid tissues

You are looking at an aspirate of an enlarged lymph node. On the aspirated slide there are about 75-95% small, well-diffrentitaed lymphs. There are not a lot of large lymphs. You do not see any macrophages or plasma cells or mast cells. What kind of lymph node cytology are you looking at?

Answer 1

A normal/hyperplastic lymph node

Question 2

cytological evaluation of lymphoid tissues

An aspirate of an enlarged lymph node containes many small, well-differentiated lymphs, some intermediate and large, less than 10% are blasts, a plasma cell is present, you see a mott cell, a couple neutrohils and macrophages, and very little mast cells. What kind of lymph node cytology are you looking at?

Answer 2

a reactive lymphoid tissue

mott cells are constipated plasma cells, plasma cells with pink vacuoles filled with Ig.