Cytology Eval - Ex 6 Flashcards

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Slide Exam - Background (4)

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  1. Blood
  2. Proteinaceous Material
    - mucin, osteoid, amyloid
  3. Broken cells
    - lysed nuclei
    - cytoplasmic blebs
    - granules
    • ruptured mast cells or melanocytes
  4. Debris
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Slide Exam - Cells (2)

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  1. Inflammatory cells
    - neuts
    - MO
    - lymphocytes/plasma cells
    - eosinophils
  2. Tissue cells
    - epithelial: squamous, glandular, non glandular
    - mesenchymal: CT
    - round cells: discrete cells
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Epidermal inclusion cysts aka Follicular cysts

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  • cheesy material aspirated
  • keratinized epithelium
  • cholesterol crystals
  • +/- neut inflammation
  • keratinized epithelial cells become trapped under a layer of epidermis
  • large numbers of anucleate, keratinized, squamous epithelial cells
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Apocrine cyst

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  • clear fluid aspirated
  • low cellularity
  • epithelial cells line the cyst
  • proteinaceous product secreted into the center
  • collection of fluid is expected
  • thin layer of basophilic or eosinophilic proteinaceous material in the background
  • +/- benign-appearing epithelial cells
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Sebaceous cyst

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  • brown, oily fluid aspirated
  • low cellularity
  • basophilic proteinaceous background
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Hematoma & Serum

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  • fluid-filled
  • may need to centrifuge to concentrate
  1. Hematomas
    - hemodilute
    - low numbers of MO
    • contain phagocytized erythrocytes &/or black pigment
      - no platelets
  2. Seromas
    - low number of erythrocytes
    - occasional reactive MO
    - +/- low numbers of neutrophils
    - no platelets
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Lymphocytic Inflammation

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  • small, well-differentiated lymphocytes predominate
  • +/- plasma cells
  • causes:
  • Ag stim (insect bites, vx, viral)
  • type IV (delayed) hypersensitivity
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Neutrophilic Inflammation (Suppurative, Purulent)

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  • 85% neutrophils
  • determine if nets are degenerate or non-degen
  • chronic inflammatory processes
  • karyorrhectic & pyknotic neutrophils
  • low numbers of MO
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Degenerate - Neutrophilic inflammation

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  • Karyolytic with pale, distended chromatin

* assoc’d with bacti or fungi

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Non-Degenerate - Neutrophilic inflammation

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  • Appear similar to neutrophils in peripheral blood
  • consider a sterile inflammatory process:
  • immune-mediated dz
  • caustic injury
  • trauma
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Eosinophilic Inflammation

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  • > 10% eosinophils
  • several neuts
  • Causes:
  • parasites
  • allergy
  • type 1 hypersensitivity run
  • immune-mediated dz
  • paraneoplastic (MCT, carcinomas)
  • supportive of eosinophilic granuloma in cats w/a raised erythematous, alopecia mass
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Histiocytic Inflammation (granulomatous)

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  • reactive MO predominate
  • multinucleate giant cells observed

Causes:

  • foreign body ran
  • fungal infection
  • atypical bacterial infection
  • chronic irritation
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Pyogranulomatous

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Neutrophilic & Histiocytic Inflammation

Causes:

  • foreign body ran
  • fungal infection
  • atypical bacterial infection
  • chronic irritation
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What is mixed inflammation?

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Lymphocytes mixed with neutrophils & MO

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4 Chronic inflammatory lesions

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  1. lick granulomas
  2. vaccine runs
  3. persistent infections
  4. foreign body rxns
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Epithelial Cells - Classic appearance

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  1. Large cells
  2. High cellularity
  3. Sheets with cell junctions
  4. Distinct cytoplasmic borders
  5. Round to polygonal nuclei

*tend to form very dense clusters

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Epithelial Cells - Neuroendocrine appearance

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  1. Naked nuclei embedded in cytoplasm

2. Indistinct cytoplasmic boarders

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Mesenchymal Cells

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  1. Spindle-shaped or wispy borders
  2. Ovoid nuclei
  3. Found individual or in aggregates
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Round Cells

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  1. Small to medium cell size
  2. Moderate cellularity
  3. Individualized cells
  4. Distinct cell borders without cell junctions
  5. Rounded cytoplasm
  6. Round nuclei

**often described as a raised, hairless mass, occasionally red & ulcerated

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Cellular characteristics - Benign

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  1. uniform cytoplasmic and nuclear size

2. +/- nucleoli (uniform shape, size, and number)

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Tumor Behavior - Benign

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  1. Usually slow-growing
  2. Locally invasive
  3. Do not metastasize
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Tumor Behavior - Malignant

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  1. Usually fast-growing
  2. Locally invasive
  3. Metastatic potential

**Look ugly!

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Characteristics of Malignancy (13)

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  1. Anisocytosis
  2. Anisokaryosis
  3. Abnormal nuclear shape
  4. Aberrant mitotic figures
  5. Atypical cytoplasmic vacuolation
  6. Angular or elongated nucleoli
  7. Binucleation
  8. Dysmaturation of nuclear & cytoplasmic morphology
  9. Increased N:C
  10. Multinucleation
  11. Multiple nucleoli
  12. Nuclear molding
  13. Prominent nucleoli
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Tumor Behavior - Misc

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“Malignant changes can occur secondary to inflammation

Certain tumors do not follow the rules:

  1. Neuroendocrine tumors
  2. Mammary tumors
  3. Perianal tumors
  4. Round cell tumors