| Question |
Answer |
| Inflammation: Classic signs |
-Rubor (redness) -Dolor (pain) -Calor (heat) -Tumor (Swelling) -Functio lassa (Loss of function) |
| Characteristics of Inflammation: Fluid exudation |
1. Increased vascular permeability 2. Vasodilation 3. Endothelial injury |
| Characteristics of Inflammation: Leukocyte activation |
1. Emigration 2. Chemotaxis 3. Phagocytosis and killing |
| Characteristics of Inflammation: Fibrosis |
1. Fibroblast emigration and proliferation 2. Deposition of extracellular material |
| Characteristics of Acute Inflammation |
Mediated by: 1. Neutrophils 2. Eosinophils 3. Antibodies |
| Characteristics of Chronic Inflammation |
Mediated by mononuclear cells: -Characterized by persistant destruction and repair -Granulomas: nodular collections of macrophages and giant cells |
| Characteristics of Inflammation: Resolution |
1. Restoration of normal structure 2. Granulation tissue 3. Abscess 4. Fistula 5. Scarring |
| Granulation tissue: histologic characteristics |
-highly vascularized -fibrotic |
| Abscess: histologic characteristics |
fibrosis surrounding pus |
| Fistula: characteristics |
abnormal communication |
| Scarring: histologic characteristics |
Collagen deposition resulting in altered structure and function |
| Steps in leukocyte emigration |
1. Rolling 2. Tight binding 3. Diapedisis 4. Migration |
| Leukocyte emigration step characteristics: Rolling |
Binding between: -E-selectin on vascular endothelium -Sialyl-LewisX on the leukocyte |
| Leukocyte emigration step characteristics: Tight binding |
binding between: -ICAM-1 on vascular endothelium -LFA-1 on leukocyte |
| Leukocyte emigration step characteristics: Diapedesis |
leukocyte travels between endothelial cells and exits blood vessel |
| Leukocyte emigration step characteristics: Migration |
Leukocyte travels through interstitium to the site of injury or infection guided by chemotactic signals |
| Chemotactic signals |
1. Bacterial products 2. Complement 3. Chemokines |
| Free radical injury: Initiated by what? |
1. Radiation exposure 2. Metabolism of drugs (phase I) 3. Redox reactions 4. Nitric oxide 5. Transition metals 6. Leukocyte oxidative burst |
| Free radical injury: Mechanism |
-Membrane lipid peroxidation -Protein modification -DNA breakage |
| Free radical injury: Stopped by what? |
-Spontaneous decay -Antioxidants --Vitamin E --Vitamin A -Enzymes --Catalase --Superoxide dismutase --Glutathione peroxidase |
| Major cause of injury after thrombolytic therapy |
Free-radical production induced by reperfusion after anoxia |
| Hyperplasia: definition |
reversible increase in number of cells |
| Metaplasia: definition |
Reversible substitution of one cell type for another. |
| Metaplasia: When found? |
Often secondary to irritation and/or environmental exposure (eg squamous metaplasia in trachea and bronchi of smokers) |
| Dysplasia: definition |
Reversible abnormal growth with loss of cellular orientation, shape and size in comparison to normal tissue maturation |
| Dysplasia: When found? |
In paraneoplastic syndromes |
| Anaplasia: definition |
abnormal cells lacking differentiation, like primitive cells of same tissue. |
| Anaplasia: When found? |
Undifferentiated malignancies |
| Neoplasia: Definition |
A clonal proliferation of cells that is uncontrolled and excessive |
| Difference between hyperplasia and dysplasia |
Can occur together 1. hyperplasia - increase in number 2. dysplasia - abnormal proliferation of cells with loss of size, shape, and orientation |
| Appearance of cancerous cells |
-High nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio -Clumped chromatin |
| How does carcinoma invade a basement membrane? |
-Collagenases -Hydrolases |
| Seed and soil theory of metastasis |
Seed: Tumor embolus Soil: Target organ |
| Tumor grade: definition |
Degree of cellular differentiation based on histologic appearance of tumor |
| Tumor stage: definition |
Degree of localization/spread based on site and size of primary lesion, spread to regional lymph nodes, and presence of metastases |
| Tumor grade vs stage: Quick characterization |
grade: character of tumor itself stage: spread of tumor in a specific patient (Stage=Spread) |
| Tumor grade vs stage: Which has more prognostic value? |
Stage |
| TNM staging system |
Tumor size Node involvement Metastases |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Blood cells |
Does not exist. The malignant blood cells are automatically metastasizing. |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Blood vessels |
Hemangioma |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Smooth muscle |
Leiomyoma |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Skeletal muscle |
Rhabdomyoma |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Bone |
Osteoma |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Fat |
Lipoma |
| Benign tumors of cell type: >1 cell type |
Mature teratoma (women) |
| Benign tumors of cell type: Epithelium |
-Adenoma -Papilloma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Epithelium |
-Adenocarcinoma -Papillary carcinoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Blood cells |
-Leukemia -Lymphoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Blood vessels |
Angiosarcoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Smooth muscle |
Leiomyosarcoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Skeletal muscle |
Rhabdomyosarcoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Bone |
Osteosarcoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: Fat |
Liposarcoma |
| Malignant tumor of cell type: >1 cell type |
Immature teratoma, Mature teratoma (men only) |
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