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Histo: Lung Pathology Flashcards

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What type of epithelium lines the airways?

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Ciliated respiratory epithelium

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Which types of cells line the alveoli?

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Type 1 pneumocytes

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What is pulmonary oedema?

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Accumulation of fluid in the alverolar spaces either due to leaky capillaries or back pressure from a failing left ventricle

This leads to poor gas exchange

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List some causes of pulmonary oedema.

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  • Left heart failure
  • Alveolar injury (e.g. drugs)
  • Neurogenic following head trauma
  • High altitude
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What is the main histological feature of pulmonary oedema?

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Intra-alveolar fluid

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List some causes of acute respiratory distress syndrome in adults.

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  • Infection
  • Aspiration
  • Trauma
  • Inhaled irritant gases
  • Shock
  • DIC
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What causes hyaline membrane disease in newborns?

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Lack of surfactant (mainly in premature babies)

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On a cellular level, what insult results in ARDS?

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Acute damage to the endothelium and/or alveolar epithelium

The basic pathology is the same regardless of cause: diffuse alveolar damage

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Describe the appearance of the lungs on post-mortem examination in a patient who died from ARDS.

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  • Plum-coloured
  • Heavy (>1kg)
  • Airless
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Outline the pathophysiology of ARDS.

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  • Exudative phase - the lungs become congested and leaky
  • Hyaline membranes - form when serum protein that is leaked out of vessels end up lining the alveoli
  • Organising phase - organisation of the exudates to form granulation tissue sitting within the alveolar spaces
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What are the outcomes of ARDS?

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  • Death
  • Superimposed infection
  • Resolution (restoration of normal lung function)
  • Residual fibrosis (leads to chronic respiratory impairment)
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Define asthma.

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Chronic inflammatory airway disorder with recurrent reversible episodes of widespread narrowing of the airways

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What is the term used to describe a severe attack of asthma where attacks occur one after the other?

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Status asthmaticus

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List some non-atopic triggers of asthma.

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  • Air pollution
  • Occupational
  • Exercise
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List some acute changes seen in asthma.

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  • Bronchospasm
  • Oedema
  • Hyperaemia
  • Inflammation
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List some chronic changes seen in asthma.

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  • Muscular hypertrophy
  • Airway narrowing
  • Mucus plugging
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Describe the main histological features of asthma.

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  • Lots of eosinophils and mast cells
  • Goblet cell hyperplasia
  • Mucus plugs within airways
  • Thickening of bronchial smooth muscle and dilatation of blood vessels
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Define chronic bronchitis.

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Chronic cough productive of sputum presents for most days for at least 3 months over 2 consecutive years

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List some histological features of chronic bronchitis.

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  • Diluted airways
  • Mucus gland hyperplasia
  • Goblet cell hyperplasia
  • Mild inflammation
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List some complications of chronic bronchitis.

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  • Recurrent infections
  • Chronic respiratory failure
  • Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure (cor pulmonale)
  • Increased risk of lung cancer (independent of smoking)
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Define emphysema.

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Permanent loss of alveolar parenchyma distal to the terminal bronchiole

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List some causes of alveolar damage that can lead to emphysema.

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  • Smoking
  • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
  • Rare: cadmium exposure, IVDU, connective tissue disorder
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Describe how the pattern of alveolar damage is different with smoking compared to alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.

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  • Smoking - centrilobular damage
  • Alpha-1 antritrypsin deficiency - panacinar (throughout the lungs)
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List some complications of emphysema.

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  • Bullae (can rupture to cause pneumothorax)
  • Respiratory failue
  • Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure
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Define bronchiectasis.

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  • Permanent abnormal dilatation of the bronchi with inflammation and fibrosis extending into adjacent parenchyma
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Which part of the lungs tends to be affected most frequently in idiopathic bronchiectasis?

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Lower lobe

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List some causes of bronchiectasis.

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  • Infection (MOST COMMON)
    • Post-infectious (e.g. CF)
    • Abnormal host defence (e.g. chemotherapy, immunodeficiency)
    • Ciliary dyskinesia
  • Obstruction
  • Post-inflammatory (aspiration)
  • Interstitial disease (e.g. sarcoidosis)
  • Asthma
28
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List some complications of bronchiectasis.

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  • Recurrent infections
  • Haemoptysis
  • Pulmonary hypertension and right heart failue
  • Amyloidosis
29
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Where is the CFTR gene found?

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7q3

30
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What is the most common mutation associated with CF?

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Delat F508

31
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List some clinical manifestations of CF.

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  • GI - meconium ileus, malabsorption
  • Pancreas - pancreatitis
  • Liver - cirrhosis
  • Male reproductive system - infertility
  • Recurrent chest infections
32
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List some causes of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

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  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Mycoplasma
33
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List some causes of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

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Gram negatives (Klebsiella, Pseudomonas)

34
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Which types of bacteria tend to be implicated in aspiration pneumonia?

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Mixture of aerobic and anaerobic

35
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What is bronchopneumonia?

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  • Infection is centred around the airways
  • Tends to be associated with compromised host defence (mainly the elderly) and is caused by low virulence organisms (e.g. Staphylococcus, Haemophilus, Pneumococcus)
  • It will show patchy bronchial and peribronchial distribution often involving the lower lobes
36
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What is lobar pneumonia?

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  • Infection is focused in a lobe of the lung
  • 90-95% caused by S. pneumoniae
  • Widespread fibrinosuppurative consolidation
37
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What are the histopathological stages of lobar pneumonia?

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  • Stage 1: congestion (hyperaemia and intra-alveolar fluid)
  • Stage 2: red hepatisation (hyperaemia, intra-alveolar neutrophils)
  • Stage 3: grey hepatisation (intra-alveolar connective tissue)
  • Stage 4: resolution (restoration of normal tissue architecture)
38
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List some complications of pneumonia.

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  • Abscess formation
  • Pleural effusion
  • Empyema
  • Fibrous scarring
  • Septicaemia
39
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What is a granuloma?

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Collection of macrophages and multi-nucleate giant cells

40
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Describe the histological appearance of atypical pneumonia.

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  • Interstitial inflammation (pneumonitis) without accumulation of intra-alveolar inflammatory cells

NOTE: causes include Mycoplasma, viruses, Coxiella and Chlamydia

41
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What is a long term consequence of repeated small pulmonary emboli?

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Pulmonary hypertension

42
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List some types of non-thrombotic emboli.

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  • Bone marrow
  • Amniotic fluid
  • Trophoblast
  • Tumour
  • Foreign body
  • Air Fat
43
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What are the main types of lung cancer?

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  • Non-small cell carcinoma
    • Squamous cell carcinoma (30%)
    • Adenocarcinoma (30%)
    • Large cll carcinoma (20%)
  • Small cell carcinoma (20%)
44
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What components of cigarette smoke are responsible for its carcinogenicity?

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  • Tumour initiators (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
  • Tumour promoters (nicotine)
  • Complete carcinogens (nickel, arsenic)
45
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Which types of lung cancer are most strongly associated with smoking?

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  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Small cell carcinoma
46
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Which type of lung cancer tends to occur in non-smokers?

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Adenocarcinoma

47
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List some risk factors for lung cancer.

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  • Smoking
  • Abestos
  • Radiation
  • Air pollution
  • Heavy metals
  • Susceptibility genes (e.g. nicotine addiction)
48
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Describe the sequence of histological changes that results in lung cancer.

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Metaplasia → Dysplasia → Carcinoma in situ → invasive carcinoma

49
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What feautre of squamous epithelium makes it vulnerable to undergoing malignant changes?

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  • It does not have ciliar leading to a build-up of mucus
  • Within the mucus carcinogens accumulate
50
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Where do squamous cell carcinomas tend to arise?

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Centrally - arising from the bronchial epithelium

NOTE: there is an increasing incidence of peripheral squmous cell carcinomas (possibly due to deeper inhalation of modern cigarette smoke)

51
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Where does adenocarcinoma of the lung tend to arise?

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Peripherally - around the terminal airways

NOTE: it tends to be multi-centric and extra-thoracic metastases are common and occur early

52
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What is the precursor lesion for adenocarcinoma of the lung?

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Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (proliferation of atypical cells lining the alveolar walls)

53
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Which mutations are associated with adenocarcinoma in smokers?

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  • Kras
  • Issues with DNA methylation
  • P53
54
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Which mutation is associated with adenocarcinoma in non-smokers?

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EGFR

55
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What is large cell carcinoma of the lung?

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  • Poorly differentiated tumour composed of large cells
  • There is no evidence of squamous or glandular differentiation
  • It has a poor prognosis
56
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Where does small cell lung cancer tend to arise?

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  • Central - around the bronchi

NOTE: 80% present with advanced disease and it carries a poor prognosis

57
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List some common mutations seen in small cell lung cancer.

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P53

RB1

58
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What is the difference in the chemosensistivity of small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer?

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  • Small cell - sensitive
  • Non-small cell - not very chemosensitive
59
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Which molecular changes are important to test for in adenocarcinoma?

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  • EGFR (responder or resistance)
  • ALK translocation
  • Ros1 translocation
60
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Why is it important to know the tumour type precisely?

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Some treatments can be fatal if the cancer is misdiagnosed

E.g. bevacizumab can cause fatal haemorrhage if used for squamous cell carcinoma

61
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What is cancer of the pleura?

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Mesothelioma

62
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A CT report for a 74 year old gentleman with shortness of breath and a dry cough mentions the presence of “a honeycomb lung”.

What condition does the gentleman likely have?

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Interstitial Lung Disease

63
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What cancer is associated with the presence of “oat shaped cells” on biopsy?

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Small Cell Lung Cancer

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A 80-year-old man presents to his primary care physician with increasing shortness of breath, weight loss and a dry cough over a period of several months. Prior to his retirement, he was a plumber.

Physical examination reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to percussion in the left lung base.

Chest X ray reveals irregular pleural thickening and a peripheral homogenous opacity in the left lower lung field.

What is the likely diagnosis?

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Mesothelioma

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