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Exfoliative Cytology Flashcards

1
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Fixation time for exfoliative cytology

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15mins

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2
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Ideal fixation time for exfoliative cytology

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60mins

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3
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Fixative for exfoliative cytology that gives best result but not commonly used

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Equal parts of 95% ethanol and ether

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4
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Commonly used fixative for exfoliative cytology

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95% ethanol

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5
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Fixative for sputum

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Saccomano preservative

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6
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Nuclear stain in paps

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Harris hematoxylin

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7
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Stain for paps with strong affinity for mature cells

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Og6 stain

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8
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Stain for paps with strong affinity for immature cells

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Ea50

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9
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Ideal for studying the hormonal status, evaluation of inflammatory conditions, classification of the normal flora and rarely detection of malignant vaginal lesions

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Proximal third of the vaginal wall

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10
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Most common site for cancer screening
Use of ayre’s spatula
Histology: stratified squamous non keratinizing

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Ectocervix

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11
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Site where most malignancies arise

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Transformation zone

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12
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For detection of endocervical lesions, intrauterine lesions

Histology: simple columnar epithelium

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Endocervix

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13
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Material for endocervical canal

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Endocervical brush

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14
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Material for patients with hysterectomy

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Vaginal scrape

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15
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Material for hormonal cytology

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Lateral vaginal scrape

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16
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Material for localization of vaginal adenosis

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Four quadrant vaginal scrape

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17
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Material for detection of herepetic lesions or carcinoma

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Vulvar scrape

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18
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Equipment for vaginal aspiration

6-8 inches x 1/4 inches

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Glass pipet and rubber bulb

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19
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Equipment for swab smear

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Ayre’s spatula

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20
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Equipment for endocervical or endometrial aspiration

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Laryngeal cannula attached to a 10cc syringe

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21
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Produced by proliferating granulose theca cells of the ovarian follicles
Acts upon the superficial cells

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Estrogen

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22
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Produced by corpus luteum formed after ovulation

Acts upon the intermediate cells

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Progesterone

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23
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Boat shaped intermediate cells with a strong tendency to fold and curl their edges

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Navicular cells

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24
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More commonly seen in pregnant women

Appearance: double cell wall appearance

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Pregnancy cells

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25
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Appearance: sunny side up or fried egg

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Parabasal cells

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26
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Chmi ratio

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Parabasals:intermediates:superficials

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27
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Shift to right chmi ratio

Seen among menopausal women taking estrogen

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0/10/90

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28
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Chmi ratio of pregnant women

Progesterone is involved

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0/70/30

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29
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Chmi ratio of premenarche (females who haven’t undergo menstruation) and post menopausal

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100/0/0

30
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Pregnant women chmi ratio

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0/100/0

31
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Cell that denotes specimen adequacy

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Endocervical cells

32
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Shish kebab appearance in paps smear

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Candida albicans

33
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Presence of clue cells or moth eaten appearance

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Gardnerella vaginalis

34
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Squamous epithelial cells that show cytopathic effects of hpv

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Koilocytes

35
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Hsv cytopathic effect is characterized as macrosomia, multinucleation, nuclear molding and ground glass chromatin pattern

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Cowdry type a

36
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Malignant cell of epithelial origin

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Carcinomas

37
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Most common form of cervical malignancy

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Invasive squamous cell carcinoma

38
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Presence of _______________ indicates satisfactory sputum collection

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Alveolar macrophage

39
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Packaging center of a eukaryotic cell

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Golgi apparatus

40
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Bowman’s capsule, endothelium, loop of henle, lung alveoli histology

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Simple squamous

41
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Ducts of glands, walls of thyroid follicles, kidney tubules histology

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Simple cuboidal

42
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Gall bladder (non ciliated), uterine tube (ciliated) histology

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Simple columnar

43
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Skin (keratinized), vagina, esophagus, cervix histology

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Stratified squamous

44
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Ducts of sweat glands histology

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Stratified cuboidal

45
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Male urethra histology

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Stratified columnar

46
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Urinary bladder histology

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Transitional

47
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Trachea (ciliated w/ goblet cells), epididymis histology

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Pseudostratified columnar

48
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Increase in the size of cells

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Hypertrophy

49
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Absolute increase of cell number

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Hyperplasia

50
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Aka atypical hyperplasia

Pre neoplastic

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Dysplasia

51
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Autolysis or heterolysis
Liquefied
Complete destruction of cells
Ex cerebral infarct

A

Liquefactive necrosis

52
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Cheesy and white appearance

Usually seen in tb tularemia lgv

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Caseous necrosis

53
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Description of focal areas of fat destruction due to release of pancreatic lipases
Chalky white appearance due to released fatty acids and calcium
Ex pancreatitis

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Fat necrosis

54
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Rubbery clot

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Post mortem clot

55
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Most reliable feature of malignancy

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Metastasis

56
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Most common pathway for carcinomas

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Lymphatic spread

57
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Most common pathway for sarcomas

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Hematogenous spread

58
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Score based upon the size and or extent of invasion

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T

59
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Score indicates the extent of lymph node involvement

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N

60
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Score indicates whether distant metastases are present

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M

61
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Complete removal of the lesion

Most reliable biopsy

A

Excisional biopsy

62
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Organs are removed one by one

Widely used

A

Virchow’s technique

63
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In situ dissection

En bloc

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Rokitansky’s technique

64
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En bloc

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Ghon’s technique

65
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En masse

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Letulle’s technique

66
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Clinical pathology lab reports retention

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Two years

67
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Autopsy forensic reports and slides retention

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Indefinite

68
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Surgical pathology reports and pathology tissue block retention

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Ten years

69
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Cytogenetic reports retention

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Twenty years

70
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Serum or body fluids retention

Surgical pathology and cytology turn around time

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Two days

71
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Frozen sections turn around time

A

5-15mins

72
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Autopsy report turn around time

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Seven days

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