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1
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Normal WBC count

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5-10k

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Neutropenia can be due to (2)

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Drug toxicity

Severe infection

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Neutropenia tx

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GMCSF

GCSF

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Lymphopenia causes (4)

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Immunodef (DiGeorge Syndrome failure of thymus form)
High cortisol (apoptosis in lympho)
Autoimmune destruction (SLE) 
Whole body radiation (lymphocyte)
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Most sensitive cell to radiation

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Lymphocyte

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Neutrophilic leukocytosis causes (3)

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Bacterial i
Tissue necrosis
High cortisol

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Inc in immature precursor neutrophils with dec FC receptors that recognize IgG

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Left shift

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Marker for dec FC receptor

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CD16

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Disrupts adhesion of neutrophils in marginated pool

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cortisol

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Monocytosis causes (2)

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Chronic inflammation

Maligancy

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Eosinophilia causes (3)

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Allergic reactions
Parasitic infection
Hodgkin lymphoma

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Eosinophilia occurs in hodgkins due to

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inc IL5

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Basophilia occurs in

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CML

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Lymphocytic leukocytosis (2)

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Viral

Bordetella pertussis

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B pertussis produces prevents entry of lymphocytes to LN

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Lymphocytosis promoting factor

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EBV infection resulting in lymphocytic leukocytosis comprised of reactive CD8 cells

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Infectious mononucleosis

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EBV transmitted through

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saliva

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EBV primarily affects

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Oropharynx
Liver
B cells

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Generalized LAD
Splenomegaly periarterual lymph sheath
High white count of atypical lymphocytes by CD8 cell response

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Infectious mononucleosis

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EBV infection results in hyperplasia of

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paracortex LAD

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21
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Which area of white pulp in spleen is affected by EBV

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periarterial lymphatic sheath blue in histology

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Atypical lymphocytes (2)

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Have larger nucleus
Abundant blue cytoplasm
Looks like monocyte

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Screening for IM

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Monospot test

Detects IgM heterophile (affinity to bind RBC fr other animal) antibodies
Turns positive in 1 week after infection
Negative suggets CMV or early

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24
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Definitive diagnostic for IM

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EBV viral capsid antigen

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25
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IM complications (3)

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Inc risk for splenic rupture
Rash if PCN
Dormancy of virus in B cell

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EBV inc risk for

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Lymphoma in AIDS

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27
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature lymphocytes

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Chronic leukemia

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28
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High WBC count

Insidious onset in older adults

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Chronic leukemia

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Neoplastic proliferation of B Cells

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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

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30
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B cells express (2) in CLL

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CD5 and CD20

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31
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Inc lymphocytes and SMUDGE cells on blood smear

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CLL

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32
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Splattered cell in CLL

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Smudge cell

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33
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Generalized LAD

with small lymphocytic lymphoma (mass)

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CLL

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CLL Complications (3)

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Hypogammaglobulinemia (loss of antibody production)
Autoimmune hemolytic
Transformation to diffuse large B cell lymphoma

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35
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MCC of death in CLL

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Infection

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36
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature B cells
Hairy cytoplasmic processes
+ TRAP

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Hairy Cell Leukemia

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37
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HCL staining

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Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase

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38
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Splenomegaly red pulp TRAPED in
Dry tap with bm aspiration
LAD ABSENT

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Hairy Cell Leukemia

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39
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HCL responds excellently to

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2 CDA

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Adenosine deaminase (purine degradation pathway) inhibitor 
Adenosine accumulates to toxic levels in neoplastic B cells
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2 CDA

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41
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature CD4 T cell

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Acute T Cell Leukemia Lymphoma

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42
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ATLL associated with

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HTLV1 in Japan and carribean (Human T cell leukemia virus 1)

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43
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Rash
Generalized LAD with HSM
Lytic bone lesions with hypercalcemia

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ATLL

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44
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature CD4 T Cell

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Mycosis fungoides

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45
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Aggregation of T crll in epidermis is called

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Pautrier microabscess

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46
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CD4+ T cells like to go to

forming

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skin

rash, plaque, nodule

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47
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Neoplastic CD4 T cells that spread to blood

Characteristic lymphocyte with cerebriform nuclei

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Sezary syndrome

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48
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Pathognomonic of Sezary syndrome

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Lymphocyte with cerebriform nuclei

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49
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Accumulation of precursors of myeloid lineage

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Acute myelogenous leukemia

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50
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Accumulation of immature lymphoid lineage

51
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Accumulation of mature lymphoid cells

52
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Accumulation of mature myeloid cells

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Myeloproliferative disorders

53
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Overproduction of rbcs

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Polycythemia vera

54
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Disease of late adulthood
High WBC count
Hypercellular marrow
Cells of all lineages inc

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Myeloproliferative disorder

55
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Myeloproliferative disorder complications (3)

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1 hyperuricemia gout
2 marrow fibrosis
3 acute leukemia

56
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature myeloid cells esp basophils

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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

57
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CML translocation

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t 9;22 BCRL ABL fusion with inc tyrosine kinase activity leading to overgrowth

58
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Tx for CML

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Imatinib

blocks tk activity

59
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Phases of CML (3)

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Chronic phase enlarged spleen suggesting acceleration worsening
Acceleration phase
Transformation phase - Acute Leukemia either AML or ALL bec mutation is in HSC

60
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PCV tx (2)

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Phlebotomy

Hydroxyurea

61
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Tumor that produces EPO ectopically

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Renal cell carcinoma

62
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Proliferation of mature myeloid esp platelets

Associated with JAK2 kinase mutation

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Essential thrombocythemia

63
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IDA can also have inc

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Platelet

Differentiate from essential thrombocythemia

64
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Inc risk of bleeding/thrombosis
Rarely progresses to marrow fibrosis or acute leukemia
No significant risk for hyperuricemia or gout

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Essential thrombocythemia

65
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Neoplastic proliferation of mature myeloid cells megakaryocytes
Jak2 mutation

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Myelofibrosis

66
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Marrow fibrosis occurs in myelofibrosis because of

67
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Splenomegaly
Leukoerythroblastic smear (reticulin gates prohibit immature cells from exiting to blood, does not occur in spleen)
Inc infection, thrombosis bleeding

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Myelofibrosis

68
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Pathognomonic of myelofibrosis

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tear drop cell

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Painful LAD

70
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painless LAD

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chronic, metastatic, lymphoma

71
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Rheumatoid arthritis and HIV

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follicle enlargement

72
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Viral infection

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Paracortex englargement

73
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LN draining tissue with cancer

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Sinus histoocytes

74
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Neoplastic prolif of lymphoid cells that form a mass

Arise in LN and extra nodal tissue

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60% of lymphomas

76
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40% of Lymphoma

77
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Small neoplastic B cells (4)

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Follicular
Mantle
Marginal
Small lymphocytic lymphoma

78
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Neoplastic proliferation of small B cells CD20 making follicle like nodules
Presents in late adulthood painless LAD

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Follicular lymphoma

79
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Follicular lymphoma is driven by

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t 14;18

BCL2 on ch18 translocates to Ig heavy chain locus on ch14

Overexpression of bcl2 inhibiting apoptosis

80
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Tx for Follicular lymphoma

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Rituximab antiCD20

Chemotherapy

81
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Follicular lymphoma complication (2)

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Progress to diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Enlarging lymph node

82
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Follicular lymphoma is differentiated from hyperplasia by (4)

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1 disruption of LN architecture
2 lack of tingible body macrophage in germinal center
3 monoclonality (ratio of kappa to lambda light chain disruptive 20:1

83
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Neoplastic proliferation of small b cells that expand mantle zone
Late adulthood
painless LAD
expands region adjacent to follicle

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma

84
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Mantle Cell Lymphoma is driven by

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t 11;14

Cyclin D1 (helps cell go from G1 to S) phosphorylation on ch 11 translocates to Ig heavy chain ch 14

85
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Neoplastic small B cells that expand marginal zone

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Marginal zone lymphoma

86
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Mantle B cell lymphoma is associated with (3)

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Chronic inflamm states
Hashimoto, Sjogren’s, H pylori
Post germinal B cells form Marginal zone

87
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Marginal zone lymphoma in mucosal site

88
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Neoplastic intermediate-sized B cells CD20

Associated with EBV

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Burkitt lymphoma

89
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Burkitt lymphoma (2)

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African form jaw

Sporadic form abdomen!

90
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Burkitt lymphoma is driven by

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t 8;14 translocation of c-myc (nuclear regulator activating multiple genes resulting to a lot of growth) to Ig heavy chain locus on ch14

91
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Burkitt has high mitotic rate pathognomonic of

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Starry sky on histology

92
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Neoplastic large B cells that grow diffusely in sheet

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Diffuse large b cell lymphoma

93
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Most common form of non hodgkin lymphoma

Aggressive

94
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DLBCL arise (2)

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sporadically

transformation of follicular lymphoma

95
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Pathognomonic of Hodgkin

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Reed sternberg cell

96
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Neoplastic proliferation of reed sternberg cell which are large b cell with multilobed nuclei and prominent nucleoli

CD15 CD30

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Hodgkin lymphoma

97
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Reed sternberg cell

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Owl eye nucleus

98
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RS cells secrete

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Cytokine

Hence with B symptoms
Attract lympho mac plasma eo (mass formation)
Fibrosis

99
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Basis of subtype of Hodgkin

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type of reactive cellularity

100
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70% of cases of hodgkin

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Nodular sclerosis

101
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Hodgkin variants (4)

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Nodular sclerosis
Lymphocyte rich
Mixed
Lymphocyte depleted

102
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Enlarging cervical neck or mediastinal LN in young adult female

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Nodular sclerosis

103
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Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin biopsy

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Broad pink bands of fibrosis dividing lymph nides with RS cells in lake-like spaces lacunar cell

104
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Hodgkin with best prognosis

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Lymphocyte rich

105
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Hodgkin with worst prognosis in elderly and HIV+

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Lymphocyte-depleted

106
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Abundant in the mixed cellularity type

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eosinophil by il-5

107
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Malignant proliferation of plasma cell in bm

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Multiple myeloma

108
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Most common primary malignancy of bone driven by

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Multiple myeloma

IL 6

109
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Pathognomonic of MM

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Punched out lesions on xray

Bec of activation of RANK on osteoclast

Bone pain with hypercalcemia

110
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Elevated serum protein Immuneglobin
Sharp spike M spike in gamma region of serum electrophoresis
Indicating monoclonal immunoglobulin (IgG or IgA)

A

Multiple myeloma

111
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Multiple myeloma inc risk of infection bec

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(1) lack antigenic diversity
Most common cause of death
2 dec charge in RBC - roleaux formation

112
Q

Circulation and overproduction of free light chain in serum depositing in tissue

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Primary AL amyloidosis

113
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Free light chain excreted in urine

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Bence Jones protein

Deposition in kidney leads to risk of myeloma kidney

114
Q 
Inc serum protein M spike on SPEP
No lytic lesion
No hypercalcemia
No amyloid
No bence jones protein
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Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance

115
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MGUS is common in

1% develops

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elderly

Multiple myeloma

116
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B cell lymphoma with monoclonal IgM production

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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

117
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LAD
no lytic bones
Inc serum protein M spike IgM
Visual and neuro deficits (inc viscosity)
Bleeding
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Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia

118
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WM complications tx

A

Plasmapharesis

119
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Specialized dendritic cells in skin
From bone marrow monocytes
Present antigen to naive T cell

A

Langerhan cells

120
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Neoplastic proliferation of LH crlls

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Langerhan cell histiocytosis

121
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LH pathognomonic for (2)

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Birbeck tennis racket granules on em

CD1a+ S100+ IHC

122
Q

Malignant proliferation of LH cell
Skin rash and cystic skeletal defect in an infant
Multiple organ
Rapidly fatal

A

Letterer Siwe disease

123
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Benign proliferation of LH cell in bone
Pathologic fracture no skin involvement
Langerhan cells with mixed inflamm and eosinophilia

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Eosinophilia granuloma

124
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Malignant proliferation of LH cell
Scalp, rash, lytic skull, diabetes insipidus, exopthalmos
child

A

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