Path Lab Midterm Flashcards
What species is the most common to get squamous cell carcinoma and where?
HORSE - penis/eyelid
dog/cat - skin
cow - eye/vulva
What is the round hyaline red stained structure in a squamous cell carcinoma?
keratin pearl
What is not a tumor that is seen on bovine eyes?
dermoid (adnexa present) - hyperplasia
What nailbed tumor is benign?
subungual keratoacnthoma - no breach of basal lamina
What 2 nail bed tumors are malignant?
subungual squamous cell carcinoma
subungual malignant melanoma
What species do not get papillomas?
cats
What species do fibropapillomas develop and where?
bovine penis and vagina (in young animals)
What are the 2 forms of papillomas in dogs?
oral papillomas
cutaneous papillomas
Where do papillomas occur on the horse?
nose and lips in young horses, regress quickly
Which species do not get fibromas?
dogs
What species get fibrosarcomas most commonly?
cats - virus, inflammation, vaccine
What causes fibrosarcomas in dogs?
spiro cerca lupi
What tissue is affected by rhabdomyomas?
striated muscle
What species get lipomas?
dog, cat, horse
Where do lipomas arise in horse? How can it be dangerous?
mesentary - death by strangulation
What is the origin of histiocytomas?
cutaneous macrophage (langerhan cells)