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WBC, LN, Spleen Flashcards

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cut off value for clinically significant neutropenia

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<500/mm3

considered agranulocytosis

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most common cause of agranulocytosis

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drug toxicity

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___ syndrome is associated with inadequate of ineffective granulopoiesis

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kostmann syndrome

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___ syndrome of ineffective hematopoeisis. abnormal cells die before they can go out of the marrow resulting to low peripheral blood counts and compensatory hypercellular marrow

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myelodysplastic syndrome

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5
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___ center is the area of B-cell activation

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germinal center

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___ zone contains small, naive B cells in LN

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mantle zone

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pattern of hyperplasia seen in acute viral infections; mottled appearance

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paracortical hyperplasia

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[diagnosis]

younger, primitive cells, aggressive clinical course, amenable to treatment

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Acute leukemia

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[diagnosis]

older, mature looking cells, indolent clinical course, subtle symptoms, resistant to treatment

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chronic leukemia

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10
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sanctuary sites of Bcell ALL and T cell ALL

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testis

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this refers to absence of blasts in peripheral blood; >100,000/mm3

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aleukemic leukemia

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12
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t(15;17)

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APML

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13
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t(12;21)

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B-CELL ALL

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14
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NOTCH-1 mutation

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T-CELL ALL

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15
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[diagnosis]

needle-like azurophilic granules

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APML

auer rods

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16
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___ cells when there are numerous auer rods. seen in APML. Associated with DIC

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faggot cells

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17
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[diagnosis]

constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hypogammaglobinemia, >5,000/mm3 PBS, small lymphocytes with smudge cells

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CLL

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[diagnosis]

constitutional symptoms, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hypogammaglobinemia, <5,000/mm3 PBS, small lymphocytes with smudge cells

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SLL

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19
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Chronic lymphomas that can undergo Richter Syndrome

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CLL, SLL

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20
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progression of CLL to DLBCL is called

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richter syndrome

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21
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t(9;22)

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CML

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22
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[diagnosis]

WBC >100,000/ mm3
thrombocytosis
Blast <10% in PBS

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CML

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[diagnosis of CML phase]

  1. Increasing WBC unresponsive to therapy
  2. Basophils >20%
  3. Thrombocytes <100,000 unrelated to therapy OR
  4. > 1,000,000 unresponsive to therapy
  5. increasing splenomegaly
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Accelerated phase

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24
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____ (low/high) leukocyte alkaline phosphatase level in CML

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low

25
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receptor used by drugs in treating CML

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Tyrosine Kinase

DOC: imatinib

26
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[diagnosis]

LN: large, multiple nuclei or single with multiple lobes, each with nucleolous

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Hodgkin lymphoma

27
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[subtype of HL]

Reactive T-cells with fibrous bands forming nodules, not associated with EBV

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nodular sclerosis

28
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[subtype of HL]

mixed leukocytic infiltrate without fibrous nodules, 70% associated with EBC

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mixed cellularuty

29
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[subtype of HL]

rich reactive T-cell infiltrate, 40% associated with EBV

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lymphocyte rich

30
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[subtype of HL]

rare reactive lymphocyte, CD15 + and CD 30 +; mostly associated with EBV

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lymphocyte depleted

31
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[subtype of HL]
reactive B cells, popcorn reed steinberg cells, not associated with EBV

CD15 (-)
CD30 (-)
CD20 (+)

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Lymphocyte predominant

32
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staging system used in hodgkin lymphoma

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ann arbor classification

33
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most common indolent lymphoma of adults

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follicular lymphoma

34
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[diagnosis]
painless, generalized lymphadenopathy,

BMA: paratrabecular lymphoid aggregates, can undergo richter syndrome

transform to DLBCL or Burkitt lymphoma

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Follicular lymphoma

35
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[diagnosis]

LN involved: single, axial group of nodes (cervical, mediastinal, para-aortic, contiguous spread

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Hodgkin lymphoma

36
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[diagnosis]

LN involvement: multiple, peripheral LN, non-contiguous spread, has extranodal presentation,

mesenteric and waldeyer ring are commonly involved

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non-hodgkin lymphoma

37
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most common lymphoma of adults

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Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

38
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[diagnosis]

approx 60/M rapidly enlarging mass at nodal or extranodal site,
histologically, diffuse pattern of growth; large cell with highly anaplastic appearance

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DLBCL

39
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Immunostains used in DLBCL

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CD45, Cytokeratin, vimentin

40
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fastest growing human tumor

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Burkitt lymphoma

41
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[diagnosis]

children/young adults, mandibular mass, 100% latent infection with EBV

Histologically: diffuse infiltration of medium-sized anaplastic lymphocytes that phagocytose apoptotic lymphocytes

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Endemic burkitt

42
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[diagnosis]

children/young adults, ileocecum, peritoneal mass, 15-20% latent infection with EBV

Histologically: diffuse infiltration of medium-sized anaplastic lymphocytes that phagocytose apoptotic lymphocytes

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Sporadic burkitt

43
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t(8;14) mutation

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burkitt lymphoma

44
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[diagnosis, type of NHL]

type of lymphoma that can arise in salivary glands (sjogren syndrome), thyroid gland (hashimoto thyroiditis), stomach (H. pylori)

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marginal zone lymphoma

45
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[diagnosis]

infiltration of epidermis and upper dermis T cells with cerebriform nuclei

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mycosis fungoides/Cutaneous T cell lymphoma

46
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____ syndrome associated with mycosis fungoides characterized as generalized exfloative erythroderma and leukemia T-cells with cerebriform nuclei

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Sezary Syndrome

47
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[diagnosis]

65-75 years old, PAS(+) cytoplasmic (russel bodies) or nuclear inclusion (dutcher bodies) containing Ig

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Multiple myeloma

48
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[diagnosis]

punched out bone lesions, bence-jone proteinuria, hypercalcemia

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Multiple myeloma

49
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[type of MDS]

Prussian blue (+) iron-laden mitochondria in erythroblast, megaloblastoid maturation, nuclear budding, abnormalities, mishapen polypoid nuclei

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erythroid MDS

50
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[type of MDS]

presence of PMNs with only 2 lobes

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granulocytic MDS

pseudo pelger huet cell

51
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[diagnosis]

pseudo Pelger Huet Cell

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Granulocytic MDS

52
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[type of MDS]

megakaryocyte with multiple separated nuclei

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megakaryocytic MDS

53
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[diagnosis]

pawn ball megakaryocyte

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megakaryocytic MDS

54
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[diagnosis]

JAK2 mutation

plethoric, thrombosis, infarcts, hemorrahge, hyperuricemia, gout, throbbing and burning of hands and feet due to thrombotic occlusion by platelet aggregates

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PV

55
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[diagnosis]

Thrombosis, infarcts, hemorrhage, escape of erythroid and granulocytic precursos into circulation and sites of extramedullary hematopoiesis

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Essential Thrombocytopenia

56
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[diagnosis]

extensive deposition of collagen in marrow by non-neoplastic fibroblasts; WBC and platelet predominance, pronounced hepatosplenomegaly, hyperuricemia/gout,

presence of dacrocytes, fibrotic marrow converted into bone, osteo sclerosis

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Primary myelofibrosis

57
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[diagnosis]

proliferative disorder of dendritic cells in skin, presence of birbeck granules, presence of racket shaped granules

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langerhands histiocytosis

58
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[diagnosis]

birbeck granules, pentalaminar racket-shaped granules

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langerhans histiocytosis

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