Path p. 239-240 Flashcards
What type of calcification are Psammoma bodies?
dystrophic calcification
4 pathologies associated with Psammoma bodies?
Papillary carcinoma of thyroid
Serous papillary cystadenocarcinoma of ovary
Meningioma
Malignant mesothelioma
What can a Psammoma bodie be confused with under a microscope?
keratin pearls
—- is the 2nd leading cause of death in the
United States.
Cancer
Which ca. has the highest incidence rate in males vs. females?
males: prostate ca
female: breast ca
Which ca. has the highest mortality rate in both males and females?
Lung ca.
—- is the 1st leading cause of death in the
United States.
heart disease
—- cancer incidence has dropped in men, but
has not changed significantly in women.
Lung
—- cancer has the same ranking in terms of mortality as well as incidence in both males and females.
colon/rectum –> 3rd in both mortality as well as incidence.
Which ca. have the 2nd highest mortality rate in males vs. females?
males: prostate ca
female: breast ca
2 metastatic cancers that cause mixed bone lesions
Breast ca, Lung ca
50% of brain tumors are from —-.
metastases
—- and —– are the most common sites
of metastasis after the regional lymph nodes.
Liver
lung
2 metastatic cancers that cause lytic bone lesions?
Kidney ca, Thyroid ca
Prostate ca metastasis cause lytic or blastic or mixed bone lesions?
blastic
