Pathology Flashcards

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benign nodular fasciitis

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soft tissue tumor, trauma, increased mitotic activity, hypercell “sarcoma”, superficial tissue, surgical excision

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benign fibromatosis

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soft tissue tumor, slow growing, locally aggressive, recur post resection, repeated trauma

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palmar fibromatosis

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soft tissue tumor, 4th and 5th digit - dupyten contracture (most common), 50% bilateral

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plantar fibromatosis

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soft tissue tumor, plantar aponeurosis (2nd most common)

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penile fibromatosis

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soft tissue tumor, curves towards affected side (least common)

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fibroma

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soft tissue tumor, ovaries, fibroblasts, firm & encapsulated

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fibrosarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, herring bone, fibroblasts, malignant, knees, hemorrhage & necrosis

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mal fibrous histocytoma

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soft tissue tumor, after radiation therapy, will metastasize to the lungs

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lipoma

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soft tissue tumor, most common, encapsulationed, angiolipoma (vascular proliferation)

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liposarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, slow growing, wraps around aorta, mxyoid (12&16 chromosome translocation). most common deep thigh and retroperitoneum

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, most common in kids, primative mesenchyme

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embryonal (rhabdomyosarcoma)

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soft tissue tumor, kids 3-12, retroperitineum, striations, characteristics of rhabdomyoblast

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sarcoma botryoides (rhabdomyosarcoma)

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soft tissue tumor, girls <4yo, vagina and bladder, grape like tumor mass

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alveolar (rhabdomyosarcoma)

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soft tissue tumor, 10-25 yo, club shaped tumor cells, 1:13, 2:13 translocation

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pleomorphic (rhabdomyosarcoma)

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soft tissue tumor, least common, worst one, found in elderly, no striations, multinucleated giant cells

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synovial sarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, femur, painful and tender mass, multi lobular mass well circumsized, X:18 metastasize to lungs

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leiomyoma

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soft tissue tumor, beninge, smooth muscle uterus! painful yellow firm nodules

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leiomyosarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, larger and softer than leiomyoma, increased mitotic activity, grossly well circumsized, hemorrhage and necrosis, cigar shaped nuclei

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hemangioma

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soft tissue tumor, vascular channels, no neoplasm, collection of normal tissue

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capillary (hemangioma)

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soft tissue tumor, bright red and blue b/c vascular proliferation, cosmetic disfiguration

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juvenile (hemangioma)

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soft tissue tumor, “strawberry”, grow rapidly then regress

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cavernous (hemangioma)

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soft tissue tumor, large vascular channels does not regress

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angiosarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, highly malignant, endothelial cells, 1/2 Pts die, (arsenic, vinyl chloride associations)

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kaposi sarcoma

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soft tissue tumor, angiosarcoma, painful purple brown nodule, endothelial cells, AIDS, HHV-8, rare death

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non ossifying fibroma

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bone tumor, metaphysis of Long bones, fibro cartilage defect, “soap bubble”

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solitary bone cyst

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bone tumor, fluid filled lesion, trauma, causes bone reabsorption for growth, careful not osteosarcoma, pathologic fx diagnosis post radiograph

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aneurismal bone cyst

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bone tumor, hyperemic lesion periosteum balloon, codmans triangle

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osteoid osteoma

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bone tumor, sclerotic bone surrounds nidus, nocturnal pain out of proportion, alcohol worse, asprin better

29
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osteosarcoma

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bone tumor, most common, metastasizes to lungs, neoplasmic bone formation, complication of either Paget disease or radiation exposure, codemans triangle

30
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chondrosarcoma

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bone tumor, men 4th -6th decade, chondroblasts, neoplastic compressed inside bone, pancytopenia, metastasizes to lungs, trisomy 7

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ewing sarcoma

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bone tumor, stem cell, small blue cells, <20yo boys, metastasizes to lungs, brains, skull, chromosomes 11 and 22

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giant cell tumor of bone

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bone tumor, osteoclastic multinucleic cells, locally aggressive, diagnosed stromal cells, likes knee

33
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multiple myeloma

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bone tumor, plasma cells (B cells), cytokines –> osteoclast –> bone lytic lesions, a skull punched out lesions, pathological fx common, pancytopenia, poor prognosis (infection or kindney failure =death)

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osteoporosis

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Bone disease, decreased bone mass, brittle bones, secondary related to identifiable causes (immobilization, follow trauma, tumors, hormone disturbance, malabsorption of nutrients), vertebrae, femur, wrist common fx

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osteopetrosis

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Bone disease, increased bone mass, fracture easily, Pancytompenia (increased liver and spleen size), absence of marrow, failed osteoclast resorption “marble bones”

36
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osteogenesis imperfecta

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Bone disease, decreased connective tissue from type 1 pro collagen (COL1A1, COL1A2)

  1. mild, blue sclera, stature unaffected, multiple fx, fx decrease with age
  2. lethal, prenatal disease, still born, sclera blue
  3. most progressive, severe deformity, blue –> white sclera
  4. fractures decrease overtime, sclera white
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osteomalacia

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Bone disease, soft bones, adults, inadequate mineralization of bone, malabsorption of vit D and Phosphate

38
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rickets

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Bone disease, child, defective mineral of bone, cartilage of growth plates, bow legged, pigeon breast, decrease vit D and phosphate absorption

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pagets disease

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Bone disease, excessive bone resorption and formation, axial skeletal, osteoclast cell, abnormal lamellar bone (“jigsaw, mosiac, picture frame”), diagnose w/ increased alkaline serum phosphatase, lion face

40
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polyarteritis nodosa

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vascular disease, acute, necrotitizing vasculitis (medial muscle and adjecent tissue fuse into clot, inflam. process follows), cause aneurysms, usually fatal, associated with P. ANCA

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sickle cell anemia

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vascular disease, valine 6th position beta chain, anemic, autosplenectomy –> Juandice & Bile pigment stones, sickle crisis –> decrease O2 environment, pulmonary edema (killer of repeat sickle crisis’)

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cellulitis

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leads to necrotizing fasciitis, inflammation of deep dermis, subcutaneous, fat.

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nocardiosis

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pulmonary, cutaneous infection

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actinomyeosis

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“sulfur” granules, spreads through barriers, requires trauma

45
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MRSA

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SCCmec gene –> mecA gene

46
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necrotizing fasciitis

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filaminant distruction of tissues, signs of toxicity

47
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myonecrosis

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“gas gangrene” infection of muscle smells

48
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pyomyositis

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purulent infection of skeletal muscle

49
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osteomyelitis

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bacterial bone infections. kids –> hematogenous

contiguous: polymicrobial. “sharp turn in vessel”

50
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bacillary angiomatosis

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cutaneous, subcutaneous vascular lesions that bleed during trauma

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myositis

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autoimmune disease, inflammation myopathy, anti Jo-1 andtibody, type 4 CD8 T cells release perforin and cytokines

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polymyositis

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autoimmune disease, muscle weakness, no rash, type 4 CD8 T cells release perforin and cytokines

53
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dermatomyositis

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autoimmune disease, muscle weakness, rash, type 3, immune complexes deposits and fix complement

54
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Rheumatoid arthritis

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autoimmune disease (systemic), chronic inflammatory disorder, RF factor and ACPA, auto reactive T cells, targets synovial linings of joints and cartilage of bones

55
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juvinille arthritis

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autoimmune disease, TH1 mediated inflammation, chronic arthritis before 16 yo, has RF.

56
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once activated CD4+ can mature into 5 functionally different T cells

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  1. TFH - provide help to B cells (IgG and IgA)
  2. TH1 - provides help to CD8 Tcells
  3. TH2 - provide help to IgE B cells
  4. TH17 - induce inflammation
  5. TREG - regulate other lymphocytes
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ankylosing spondylitis

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type of spondyloarthropathy (inflammation of attachments of tendons and ligaments to bones), parallels frequency of HLA B27 populations

58
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Reactive arthritis

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type of spondyloarthropathy (inflammation of attachments of tendons and ligaments to bones), follows infection by Chlamydia, or by gut infection

59
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Psoriatic arthritis

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type of spondyloarthropathy (inflammation of attachments of tendons and ligaments to bones), occurs in about 10% of people with psoriasis, maybe due to faulty immunoregulations

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enteropathic arthritis

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type of spondyloarthropathy (inflammation of attachments of tendons and ligaments to bones), inflammatory bowel syndrome (autoimmune response to normal gut flora)

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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

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soft tissue tumor, foci of macrophage differentiation, most common sarcoma encountered after radiation therapy, whorled or storiform pattern, 50% local recurrence post surgery, metastasizes to lungs

62
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ground substance is made of…

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glycoproteins and polysaccharides