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
What is the site of metastasis from the flowing cancers? Colon»_space; stomach > pancreas
Liver
What is the site of metastasis from the flowing cancers? Lung > breast > prostate > melanoma > GI.
Brain
What is the site of metastasis from the flowing cancers?
Prostate, breast > lung, thyroid, kidney.
Bone. Predilection for axial skeleton