Pathology Flashcards
Enumerate stimuli of Acute Inflammation (P21)
Infections
Trauma
Tissue necrosis
Foreign bodies
Immune reactions
Enumerate 4 beneficial effects of fluid exudate (P22)
Dilution of toxins produce by bacteria
Transport of antibiotics
Delivery of oxygen and nutrients for active cells
Entry of antibodies, where they can help in phagocytosis
Mention beneficial effects of fluid exudate (P22)
Dilution of toxins produce by bacteria
Transport of antibiotics
Delivery of oxygen and nutrients for active cells
Entry of antibodies, where they can help in phagocytosis
Mention steps of Leucocyte recruitment in acute inflammation (P22)
Margination and rolling of leukocytes: neutrophils that were usually confined allowed to flow into plasma zone. Leukocytes then bind, detach and tumble on the endothelial cell (after it released adhesive material); a process called rolling.
Pavementing of Leukocytes: Adhesion of neutrophils to vascular endothelium is called pavementing
Emigration of leukocytes: After adhering to endothelial surface, Leukocytes migrate through vessel while by squeezing in between intra cellular junctions. This migration a long gradient is stimulated by Chemokines
Chemotaxis: After leaving blood, leukocytes move towards injury a long gradient by process called chemotaxis.
Define chemotaxis (P22)
Leukocytes move towards site of infection along chemical gradient
Enumerate chemotactic factors (P23)
Bacterial products
Cytokines
C5
Products of AA metabolism
Define Phagocytosis (P23)
Recognition, attachment of particle to ingested by leukocytes then engulfment and killing of material.
Discuss Outcomes (fate) of acute inflammation (P25)
Resolution: tissue is resorted to normal; necrosis debris cleared by phagocytes
Progression and spread: With weak immunity, bacteria may spread directly, causing inflamed region to widen or through lymphatics.
Chronic inflammation: flows acute if offending agent not removed
Fibrosis and scarring: repair after substantial tissue destruction.
Define abscess (P26)
A collection of pus (or a cavity containing pus) that may be caused by seeding of organisms into tissue by secondary infections.
Discuss fate and complications of an abscess (P26,27)
Fate:
Small abscess absorbed followed by healing
Large abscess ruptures and heal
Complications of abscess: Spread of infection directly or through lymphatics. Blood spread can cause septicemia
Define Carbuncle (P27)
Multiple communicating deep subcutaneous abscesses opening on skin by multiple sinuses, common on deep of the back of the neck
Define Cellulitis (P28)
Diffuse suppurtive inflammation, occurs in loose tissues as subcutaneous tissue
Enumerate all types of non suppurative inflammation (P28,29)
Serous inflammation
Fibrinous inflammation
Catarrhal inflammation
Pseudomembranous (membranous) inflammation
Allergic inflammation
Hemorrhagic inflammation
Mention all types of non suppurative inflammation and describe one of them (28,29)
Serous inflammation: moderate increase of vascular permeability of watery fluid occurring pleural.
Fibrinous inflammation
Catarrhal inflammation
Pseudomembranous (membranous) inflammation
Allergic inflammation
Hemorrhagic inflammation
Mention role of mediators in different reactions of inflammation (Table 31)
Vasodilation——–> Histamine and prostaglandins
Increased vascular permeability—-> histamine, C3a, C5a and Leukotrienes
Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, recruitment and activation—–>TNF, IL-1, Chemokines, C3a, C5a, Leukotrienes
Fever—> IL-1, TNF and prostaglandins
Pain–> prostaglandins and Bradykinin
Tissue damage—> Lysosomal enzymes of leukocytes and reactive oxygen species
Pathologic features of chronic inflammation(P32)
Minimal edema fluid
Infiltration by blood monocytes and lymphocytes
Ongoing tissue destruction by inflammatory response
Attempts at healing by fibrosis
Discuss role of macrophages in chronic inflammation (P32)
Activated by microbial products. Activation causes macrophages to stay longer at site of inflammation and increase their intracellular killing and degradation
Macrophages produce enzymes which degrades extracellular matrix
Macrophage produce many growth factors which influence the process of repair
After stimulus is illuminated the macrophages die or wander off into lymphatics.
Mention cells of chronic inflammation and role of
lymphocyte (P32,33)
Eosinophils are found sites around parasitic infections
Mast cells in atopic persons, mast cells are armed with IgE antibody specific for certain environment antigens
Neutrophils: chronic inflammation may continue to show extensive neutrophilic infiltrates as result of persistent microbes or necrotic ells.
Role of lymphocytes: Secrete antibodies and cytokines
Define Granuloma (P33)
A specific patter of chronic inflammation characterized by localized aggregation of activated macrophages (granuloma)
Discuss Mechanism of formation of granuloma (P34)
Immune-mediated granuloma: are formed by immune T cell mediated response to persistent, poorly degradable antigens.
Granulomas from after macrophages have initially digested the pathogenic organism. They pass through lymphatics to lymph nodes where they simulate antigens (T-lymphocytes)
T lymphocytes proliferate and migrate to inflammatory focus and secrete cytokines which active macrophage
Foreign body granuloma: elicited by inert foreign particles that are difficult to clear.
Enumerate Types of granuloma and mention one example of each type (P34)
Infectious granuloma: TB
Foreign body granuloma: by splinter
Granulomas of unknown etiology: Crohn’s disease
Define Hypertrophy (P48)
Increased size and weight of organ due to increase in size of its cells
Give an account on Types of Hypertrophy (P48)
Physiological as in pregnant uterus due to hormone stimulation and muscle hypertrophy in athletes
Pathological:
Adaptive types due to increased intra-luminal pressure as in Lt ventricular hypertrophy
Compensatory type: if one of a paired organ is out of function or surgically removed, the other organ undergoes hypertrophy (if one kidney is enlargement when other kidney is surgically removed)
Define Hyperplasia (P49)
Increased size and weight of organ due to increase number of cells
Give an account on Hyperplasia (Define and Types) (P49)
Increased size and weight of organ due to increase number of cells
Physiological: hormone hyperplasia (breast due to estrogen stimulation) and compensatory hyperplasia (bone marrow hyperplasia after hemorrhage)
Pathological: hormonal hyperplasia (endometrial hyperplasia in repeated anovulatory cycles) and Lymphoid hyperplasia (in response to antigenic stimulation)
Define Atrophy (P50)
Decrease in size and weight of organ after the organ had reached its adult size
Give an account on Atrophy (Define and Types) (P50)
Decrease in size and weight of organ after the organ had reached its adult size
Physiological: localized atrophy as thymus after puberty and breasts after menopause. Generalized atrophy in case of senility.
Pathological:
Localized atrophy: hormonal atrophy due to loss of hormonal stimulation, vascular atrophy, pressure atrophy, neuropathic atrophy (due to loss of innervation due to loss of muscle)
Generalized atrophy: affects all organs, heart is small, bones are week due to chronic malnutrition and starvation.
Define Metaplasia (P51)
Replacement of one mature differentiated cell type to another type it is usually an adaptive response to injury, where the new type of cell is more resistant to chronic injury.
Give an account on Metaplasia (Define,Types,Pathogenesis) (P51)
Replacement of one mature differentiated cell type to another type it is usually an adaptive response to injury, where the new type of cell is more resistant to chronic injury.
Epithelial metaplasia
Mesenchymal metaplasia
It is the result of reprogramming of stem cells that are know to exist in normal tissue, or of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells present in connective tissue.
Define Dysplasia (P52)
It is non -neoplastic disordered proliferation of cells, usually induced by prolonged cell irritation.
Give an account on Dysplasia (Define,Sites,Gross and
microscopic pictures,Prognosis) (P52)
It is non -neoplastic disordered proliferation of cells, usually induced by prolonged cell irritation.
Mucous membrane of cervix, bronchi, oral cavity, urinary bladder
Non specific gross appearance
Loss of normal orderly arrangement
Different shapes and sized and increased nuclear color
Increased mitosis
May be low or high grade
Low grade dysplasia is commonly reversible
High grade dysplasia passes to carcinoma in situe
Define Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)
pre invasive stage of carcinoma involving full thickness of one epithelium and is characterized by sever dysplasia without invasion of basment membrane.
Give an account on Microscopic Features of Carcinoma in Situ and give 2 examples(sites) (P53)
Diffuse cellular atypia involving the whole thicknes of the epithelium. Cells are pleomorphic with dark nuclei and numerous mitoses
No invasion of basement membrane
Bladder, cervix
Define Neoplasia (P54)
A new growth forming an abnormal mass caused by autonomous self controlling proliferation of cells. It is irreversible uncontrolled unlimited progressive and purposeless.
Compare Between Hyperplasia and Neoplasia (Table P54)
Hyperplasia: excited by stimulus, reversible, normal shaped cell, can be useful at times
Neoplasia: no obvious stimulus, irreversible, abnormal cell shape and harmful
Discuss Morphology (Gross and Microscopic) of Benign
Tumors (P55)
Well circumscribed globular. Most are capsulated, cut section of tumor is commonly uniform with no hemorrhage or necrosis.
Are perfectly differentiated (closely mimic cells nearby)
Rarely any hemorrhage or necrosis
Structural pattern is same as near by cells
Discuss Morphology (Gross and Microscopic) of Malignant Tumors (P55,56)
Appear as irregular non-capsulated mass, with ill defined infiltrating margin, cut section shows hemorrhage and necrosis.
Lack of differentiation, Cellular pleomorphism, nuclear bizarre in shape. Nuclear enlargement, abundant mitosis
Grow in sheets, loss of common structure. Carcinoma maybe graded according to degree of differentiation and highly undifferentiated are more agressive.
Enumerate Routes of spread of Malignant Tumors (P57,58,59)
Local spread: Tumor cells invade adjacent structures directly
Distant spread (metastasis):
-Lymphatic spread
-Blood spread
- transcoelomic spread
- Transluminal spread
Discuss Lymphatic spread of Malignant Tumors (P57,58)
Occurs more commonly with carcinoma than sarcoma. Can spread lymphatics embolism and lymphatic permeation
Lymphatic embolism: Malignant cells invade the wall of the lymphatic vessels forming tumor emboli and reach the lymph node
Lymphatic permeation: Tumors cells grow as solid columns inside lymphatics leading to lymphatic obstruction and lymphatic edema
Discuss Hematogenous Spread of Malignant Tumors (P58)
Emboli derived from primary tumors of organs drained by systemic veins
Emboli derived from tumors of lungs are carried through pulmonary veins to left side of the heart and systemic arterial circulation causing metastases in different organs
Emboli derived from tumors of organ drained by portal vein give rises to emboli to reach hepatic vein.
Discuss Transcoelomic Spread of Malignant Tumors (P59)
Transperitoneal spread from stomach, colon causes metastatic peritoneal nodules accompanied by hemorrhagic ascites
Transpleural and transpericardial spread: from lung or breast cancer resulting in metastases on diaphragm accompanied by hemorrhagic pleural
CSF: Malignant tumors of brain may give rise to tumor cells within CSF leading to metastases within lining of ventricles and base of skull.
Give an account on Mechanism of spread of Malignant
Tumors (P60)
Invasion of ECM: by loss of cellular cohesion then attachment of tumor cells to matrix components.
Then degradation of the ECM by proteolytic enzymes secreted by the tumor cells.
Tumors migration by pseudopodia which is mediated by tumor like cytokines.
Tumor cell mobility allows cells to come in contact with blood vessels.
Tumor cells cross vascular basement membranes reach circulation as tumor emboli
Define Locally Malignant Tumors and mention 2
examples (P61)
Are locally invasive and destructive but rarely give rise to metastases.
Giant cell tumor of bone
Some tumors of CNS
Enumerate Types of Papilloma and describe one (P63)
Squamous cell papilloma
Villous papilloma: A benign tumor arise from urothelium and strongly pre-malignant
Columnar cell papilloma
Define Adenoma (P63)
A benign tumor arising from glandular epithelium
Mention Microscopic Patterns of Adenoma in glands (P64)
Simple adenoma: consist of proliferated glands lined by cuboidal, separated by fibrovascular stroma
Fibroadenoma: consist of glandular and wide stromal proliferation
Cystadenoma: secretions are retained leading to cystic dilation
Papillary cystadenoma: cystadenoma in which epithelial lining in cyst proliferates forming papillae