Vascular Diseases and Neoplasms

Question 1

Non-inflammatory vascular disorders

Answer 1

varicose veins, Raynaud’s

Question 2

Inflammatory vascular disorders

Answer 2

temporal arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, kawasaki’s, takayasu’s, buerger’s

Question 3

Cardiovascular neoplasms

Answer 3

Hemangioma, Kaposi’s, Cardiac myxoma

Question 4

Varicose Veins

Answer 4

dilated tortuous superficial veins

Question 5

Raynauds

Answer 5

arterial spasm from cold or emotions, treat with prevention

Question 6

Temporal Arteritis

Answer 6

granuloma formation in med-lg arteries, associated with rheumatica, treat with corticosteroids

Question 7

Polyarteritis Nodosa

Answer 7

Type 3 immune response causing stenosis and infarct. Associated with Hep B

Question 8

Kawaski Disease

Answer 8

systemic necrotizing vasculitis of small-med arteries. Seen in children with mucosal lesions and strawberry tongue, self limiting treat with IVIG and aspirin

Question 9

Takayasu’s Arteritis

Answer 9

granulmatous thickening of med-lg arteries, seen in women <40, treat with corticosteroids

Question 10

Buergers Disease

Answer 10

acute inflammation of peripheral sm-med arteries caused by SMOKING

Question 11

Hemangioma

Answer 11

proliferation of endothelium creating vascular channels

Question 12

Myxoma

Answer 12

benign primitive neoplasm of primitive CT, usually found in the left atrium

Question 13

Kaposi Sarcoma

Answer 13

unregulated growth of endothelial cells caused by HHV8 from AIDS

Question 14

Marfan’s Syndrome

Answer 14

autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder with a missense mutation of fibrinnin-1, look for cystic medial degeneration