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Jason's Intersystem Block > Lymph Node Pathology > Flashcards

Lymph Node Pathology Flashcards

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3 secondary lymphoid organs?

A

lymph node
spleen
MALT

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2 primary lymphoid organs?

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bone marrow

thymus

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3 places with MALT? mucosa associated lymphoid tissue

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tonsils
GIT
airways

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3
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what is in paracortex of lymph nodes?

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naive T-cells

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4
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what is in mantle zone of lymph nodes?

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Naive B cells

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what are in primary follicles? 3 things:

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  1. naive B cells
  2. follicular dendritic cells
  3. T-cells
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6
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medullary cords in lymph nodes contain?

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plasma cells

immunoblasts

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7
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sinuses in lymph nodes contain 4 things

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  1. lymph
  2. macrophages
  3. eosinophils
  4. B&T lymphocytes
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8
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CD 20 belongs to?

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B-cells

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10
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CD3 belongs to?

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T-cells

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BLC2 anti-apoptosis protein is due to what translocation?

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14;18

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12
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what do CLL and SLL (small lymphocytic lymphoma) cells look like?

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mature looking B-cells of naive/memory cell type

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13
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what happens in GC?

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Naive B in mantle zone»centroblasts»centrocytes»immunoblasts»hypermutation/switching»medullary cord» plasma cell

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14
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where are follicular dendritic cells/CD4 helper T-cells located in the lymph node?

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Germinal Centre

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15
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3 reactive lymphadenopathies?

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  1. localised:TB
  2. systemic: viral: EBV, HIV, Measles, rubella
  3. non-infective: autoimmune
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16
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2 main causes of lymphadenopathy?

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Reactive

Neoplastic

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17
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what causes large painful lymph nodes?

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lymphadenitis from infection due to rapid expansion, stretching of capsule

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18
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when are lymph nodes not tender?

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chronic non-specific lymphadenitis

19
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3 causes of chronic non-specific lymphadenitis

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  1. follicular hyperplasia
  2. paracortical
  3. sinus histiocytosis
20
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what are the 2 primary tumours of lymphadenopathy?

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  1. Hodgkin lymphoma

2. non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

21
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what is more common cause of neoplastic lymphadenopathy?

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secondary metastases

22
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what neoplasias metastasizes to lymph nodes? 3 kinds

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  1. carcinomas
  2. melanomas
  3. germ cells
23
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what type of neoplasia doesn’t as readily metastasise to nodes?

24
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3 big classes causes of neoplastic lymphadenopathy

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  1. primary tumour
  2. secondary tumour
  3. leukaemic infiltration
25
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how to diagnose lymphoma gold standard? aspirate or biopsy?

26
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hodgkin lymphoma look like what cels?

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Reed Sternberg cells resemble mature B-cell neoplasms

27
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lymphoma cells are generally at what stage of development?

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mature/post-bone marrow stage (peripheral)

28
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blood involvement in lymphomas?

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minimal peripheral blood involvement

29
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2 kinds of non-Hodgkin lymphomas?

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  1. nodal

2. extranodal

30
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4 big lymphoma risk factors?

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  1. immunosuppression
  2. autoimmune
  3. EBV/H. pylori
  4. environmental: chemo, rad
31
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most follicular lymphoma translocations?

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t(14-18) (over expression of BCL2)

32
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what is Burkitt’s lymphoma chromosomal translocation?

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chromosome 8

MYC oncogene: ovegrowth

33
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role of EBV in lymphoma?

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infects B cells
need T-cells to induce latency
loss of T-cell immunity»increase viral proteins»polyclonal Bcells»lymphoma

34
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clinical features of focal/generalised nodal lymphoma: B symptoms:

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  1. fever
  2. night sweats
  3. weight loss >10% from baseline in 6/12
35
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when does hodgkin’s lymphoma happen?

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young adult, second peak in later life

36
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hodgkin’s lymphoma what characteristic cells

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Reed-Sternberg cells

37
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what is predominant type of hodgkin’s lymphoma ?

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nodular lymphocyte

38
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what do Reed-Sternberg cells look like?

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large cell, +++cytoplasm
large bilobate nucleus
prominent eosinophilic nucleoli

39
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Non-hodgkin’s lymphomas tend to be B-cell or T-cell?

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B-cell (85%)

40
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where are ‘extranodal’ Non-hodgkin’s lymphoma happen?

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Thyroid: hashimoto’s
Stomach: H.pylori
other: brain, breast, lung, intestine

41
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what are diffuse large B cell lymphoma cell types?

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post-germinal centre B-cells: (no nodules)

  1. centroblasts
  2. immunoblasts
42
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follicular lymphomas predominant cell type? architecture?

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  1. centrocyte-like

2. nodular

43
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follicular lymphomas immunophenotype?

A

CD19-20

BCL2+

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