Pathology

Question 1

Define squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 1

Malignant tumour from squamous cells

Question 2

Define Adenocarcinoma

Answer 2

Glandular malignant tumour

Question 3

What is a T0 primary tumour?

Answer 3

No evidence of primary tumour

Question 4

What is a T1 primary tumour?

Answer 4

Tumour 30mm or less at greatest diameter

Question 5

What is a T2 primary tumour?

Answer 5

Tumour 30-50 mum at greatest diameter or involving the main bronchus or visceral pleura

Question 6

What is a T3 primary tumour?

Answer 6

Tumour 50-70mm or invading the chest wall, parietal pleura, phrenic nerve, pericardium or tumour nodules

Question 7

What is a T4 primary tumour?

Answer 7

Tumour over 70mm or invading the diaphragm, mediastinum, heart, great vessels, trachea, ect

Question 8

What is it called when Pneumonia affects a whole lung lobe?

Answer 8

Lobar Pneumonia

Question 9

Define Bronchiectasis

Answer 9

abnormal dilation of airways proximal to terminal bronchioles

Question 10

Define Parenchyma

Answer 10

Functional tissue of an organ

Question 11

What does prostacyclin and nitric oxide do?

Answer 11

Inhibit platelets and dilate vessels

Question 12

What does thrombomodulin do?

Answer 12

Activates Protein C which will destroy coagulation factors

Question 13

What do atheromas in vessels result in

Answer 13

Turbulent flow of blood