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Histology Flashcards

1
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Key cell of acute inflammation

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Neutrophils

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Key cell of chronic inflammation

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Lymphocytes and plasma cells (could also be lymphoma)

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3
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Eosinophils associations

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Allergic - asthma
Parasitic infections - shigella
Tumours

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4
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Macrophage associations?

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Late acute inflammation

Chronic inflammation incl. granulomas

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5
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What are granulomas?

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Collection of activated macrophages.

They become secretory instead of phagocytic.

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6
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Types of carcinomas

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Squamous cell - keratin production, intercellular bridges
Adenocarcinomas - mucin production and in glands
Transitional cell carcinomas

All derive from epithelium and therefore have those properties.

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What are the two types of stains?

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Histochemical

Immunohistochemical

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What does a congo red stain confirm?

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Amyloid presence

Apple green birefringence

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What is immunohistochemical stains based in?

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Using an antibody specific to an antigen in the tissue.

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