Respiratory pathology Flashcards
waiting for update (current stage: pneumonia)
3 Pathological classifications of pneumonia
lobar pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, interstitial pneumonia
Inflammatory cells & pathogen types of broncho-/ lobar pneumonia
polymorphs, then macrophages. bacteria, fungi
Inflammatory cells & pathogen types of interstitial pneumonia
lymphocytes. virus, protozoa, mycoplasma
4 stages of gross pathology of lobar pneumonia (time)
congestion (24 hours) –> red hepatisation (2~4 days) –> grey hepatisation (4~8 days) –> fibrosis
2 phases of histological pathology of lobar pneumonia
acute phase –> organizing phase
Most common bacteria in acute exacerbation of COPD
Hemophilus influenzae
Most common bacteria in secondary infection to viral infection
S. aureus
Bacteria of atypical pneumonia
Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae
Which pneumonia shows interstitial inflammation and diffuse alveolar damage?
atypical pneumonia
Which atypical pneumonia shows multinucleated pneumocytes?
SARS
Which atypical pneumonia presents with hemophagocytic syndrome?
Avian flu (Influenza A H5N1)
Pathogenesis of Ghon focus (time)
type IV HSR (3 weeks)
Histology of Ghon focus
- central caseous necrosis
- surrounded by epithelioid histiocytes & Langhans giant cells
- further rimmed by lymphocytes
How is Ghon complex different from Ghon focus?
Ghon complex = Ghon focus + hilar lymph nodes
How is Ranke complex different from Ghon complex?
Ranke complex = calcified Ghon complex
Pancoast syndrome (3)
- small hand muscle wasting, numbness, weakness
- Horner’s syndrome
- hoarseness of voice
Paraneoplastic manifestations in lung cancer (3+3)
- SIADH, Cushing, HHM [SQCC]
- Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome, dermatomyositis, hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
Which lung cancer could present with HHM?
SQCC
Lung cancers (5)
ADC (MC), SQCC, LCLC, SCLC, carcinoid
Origin of lung carcinoma
bronchial epithelial cells
Genetic associations with lung carcinoma (4)
- EGFR (MC), ALK, ROS1
- KRAS (emerging)
(HER2, BRAF, RET)
5 growth patterns of lung ADC (poorest prognosis?)
lepidic, acinar, papillary, micro-papillary (poorest), solid
Pathology of lung ADC (2)
intracellular mucin, desmoplastic reaction
Progression of lung ADC
atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) –> adenomatous in situ –> minimally invasive ADC –> invasive ADC