Reading Cytology

Question 1

2 types of neutrophils

Answer 1

Degenerative and nondegenerative

Question 2

These neutrophils are hypersegmented

Answer 2

Degenerative

Question 3

These neutrophils have 3-5 lobes

Answer 3

Nondegenerative

Question 4

Oval cell with odd shaped nucleus, basophillic cytoplasm, and perinuclear clear zone

Answer 4

Plasma cells

Question 5

Large cells derived from monocytes within the tissue. Oval with lacy chromatin, blue cytoplasm with vacuoles.
Phagocytes

Answer 5

Macrophages

Question 6

Round with round to oval nucleus that may react to fluid and change shape.
Not to be confused with malignant changes and somewhat resemble macrophages

Answer 6

Mesothelial cells

Question 7

Round to oval with numerous blue to purple cytoplasmic granules that contain histamine and heparin

Answer 7

Mast cells

Question 8

These 3 cells look the same as they do within blood

Answer 8

1. Lymphocytes
2. Eos
3. RBCs

Question 9

Cells associated with inflammation

Answer 9

Neutrophils and macrophages

Question 10

Can be mild, moderate, or marked

Answer 10

inflammation

Question 11

Acute inflammation that may be due to bacteria

85% neutrophils, but may also see macrophages and lymphocytes

Answer 11

Purulent

Question 12

Can be chronic or active inflammation due to parasitic or fungal infections
50% macrophages, 75% neutrophils

Answer 12

Pyogranulomatous

Question 13

Chronic inflammation due to parasitic or fungal infections

70% monocytes, macrophages, and giant cells, few neutrophils

Answer 13

Granulomatous

Question 14

When inflammation decreases, so does the number of

Answer 14

neutrophils

Question 15

Inflammation due to parasitic infections or neoplastic disorders
>10% eosinophils, may also see mast cells, plasma cells, and lymphocytes

Answer 15

Eosinophilic

Question 16

Associated with some form of inflammation

Can be benign or malignant

Answer 16

Neoplastic lesions

Question 17

Refers to lesion that is a condition, growth, or tumor that is not cancerous
Self-contained/localized, grows slowly and does not spread

Answer 17

Benign

Question 18

Cancerous
Invasive and aggressive and grows quickly
Metastasizes into neighboring tissues

Answer 18

Malignant

Question 19

Criteria of malignancy where there is variation in cell size

Answer 19

Anisocytosis/macrocytosis

Question 20

Criteria of malignancy where there is variable size and shape of cells of the same type

Answer 20

Pieomorphism

Question 21

Nuclear criteria of malignancy where the nucleus is larger in size

Answer 21

Macrokaryosis

Question 22

Nuclear criteria of malignancy where there is variation in nuclear sizes

Answer 22

Anisokayosis

Question 23

Nuclear criteria of malignancy where there are multiple nucleation in a cell

Answer 23

Mulinucleation

Question 24

Nuclear criteria of malignancy where the chromatin is coarser than normal
Ropy or cord like

Answer 24

Coarse chromatin pattern

Question 25

Malignant epithelial is AKA

Answer 25

Carcinoma

Question 26

Found in clumps or clusters
Large, round in shape, with cellular variation and nuclei
High amounts of cells in the tissues

Answer 26

Carcinoma

Question 27

Mesenchymal is AKA

Answer 27

Sarcoma

Question 28

Small-medium in size with spindle-stellate (star) appearance

Low cellularity and does not clump

Answer 28

Sarcoma

Question 29

Round cell tumor

Does not clump or cluster with high cellularity

Answer 29

Discrete round cell

Question 30

Common benign tumor that occurs in adult dogs

Aspirates oily and glistening fluid

Answer 30

Lipoma