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Ch 13: WBC, Lymph Node, Spleen, & Thymus Pt 1. Flashcards

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what are the two essential properties of hematopoietic stem cells

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pluripotency
self-renewing

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what are the two primary lymphoid organs

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thymus
bone marrow

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what are the five types of secondary lymphoid organs

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lymph nodes
spleen
tonsils and adenoids
peyers patches
appendix

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what is the most widely distributed and easily accessible lymphoid tissue

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lymph nodes

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spleen weight (16-20 yrs)

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150-200g (170g)

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spleen weight (20-65 yrs)

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155 g

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spleen weight (over 80 yrs)

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100 g

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what are the two broad categories of white cell disorders

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proliferative disorders
leukopenias

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what is leukopenia

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deficiency of leukocytes

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what is neutropenia

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deficiency of neutrophils

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what is a major consequence of leukopenia

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agranulocytosis which makes you most susceptible to bacterial and funcal infections

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what is the most common cause of agranulocytosis

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drug toxicity

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what are some consequences of agranulocytosis

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ulcerating necrotizing lesions of the gingiva, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, and pharynx
can cause severe, invasive bacterial or fungal infections in the lungs, urogenitital tract, or kidneys

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a neutropenic patient is at high risk for what

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deep fungal infections caused by candida and Aspergillus

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what is lymphadenitis

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activation of resident immune cells which leads to morphologic changes in lymph nodes
primary follicles enlarge and develop germinal centers

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what are germinal centers

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found in lymph nodes
highly dynamic structures in which B cells acquire the capacity to make high-affinity antibodies against specific antigens

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unfiltered lymph flows into a lymph node through which vessel

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afferent vessel

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filtered lymph fluid flows out of a lymph node through which vessel

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efferent vessel

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what is follicular hyperplasia

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presence of large germinal centers (secondary follicles) which are surrounded by naive B cells (mantle zone)
caused by stimuli that activate humoral immune responses

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what is acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

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immature progenitor cells accumulate in the bone marrow

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what is myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

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ineffective hematopoiesis and resultant peripheral blood cytopenias

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what are myeloproliferative neoplasms

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increased production of one or more terminally differentiated myeloid elements like granulocytes

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what most commonly causes white cell neoplasms

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translocations, specifically Philadelphia chromsome

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what are three types of lymphotropic viruses

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human T-cell leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1)
EBV
human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)

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what type of lymphoma accounts for 2/3rds of all T-cell lymphomas and is closely linked to celiac disease
enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL)
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what is associated with and known to cause gastric B-cell lymphomas
H. pylori
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what is associated with and known to cause anaplastic large cell lymphoma
breast implants
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what are leukemias
neoplasms that present with widespread involvement of the bone marrow and peripheral blood
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what are lymphomas
proliferations of white cells, usually lymphocytes, that usually present as discrete tissue masses like in the tonsils
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what are the five types of lymphoid neoplasms
precursor B-cell peripheral B-cell precursor T cell peripheral T and NK cell hodgkin lymphoma
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what is a type of T-cell associated marker that is also expressed by lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma
CD5 antibody
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what does the receptor of a B cell look like
has two antigen binding sites
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what does the receptor of a T cell look like
has just one antigen binding site
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85-90% of lymphoid neoplasms are of which cell origin
B-cell
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what are some features of acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphomas (ALL) -how does it typically show up
neoplasms composed of immature B or T cells (lymphoblasts) most common cancer of children aggresive and shows up as bone marrow failure or as a mass 75% cure rate with aggresive chemotherapy
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what is the most common cancer of children
acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma
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what are the three major symptoms of ALL
anemia neutropenia (fever) thrombocytopenia (bleeding)
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what is a nuclear protein widely used as a marker for pre-B and pre-T lymphoblast leukemias
terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase antibody (TdT)
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how is flow cytometry used
helps identify cells in solution used to evaluate peripheral blood, bone marrow, and other body fluids identify and quantify immune cells and characterize hematological malignancies
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what are some features of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
most common leukemia of adults in Western World median survival is 4-6 years
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what symptoms are present in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
usually asymptomatic but can present with weight loss, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly
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what is the most common leukemia of adults in the western world
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
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what are the four pan B-cell markers expressed in CLL tumors
CD 5, 19, 20, and 23
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how can chronic lymphocytic leukemia affect the spleen
causes small, white lesions that are scattered through the nodular areas of the white pulp **looks like sago spleen but sago spleen is caused by deposition of amyloid - nodules are more gray-translucent**
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what is the most common form of indolent non-hodgkins lymphoma in the US
follicular lymphoma
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what does indolent mean
causing little or no pain
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what causes follicular lymphoma
chromosomal 14:18 translocation leads to overexpression of BCL2
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what does BCL-2 do
anti-apoptotic protein seen in follicular lymphoma that promtoes the survival of follicular lymphoma cells
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what is follicular lymphoma
type of peripheral B-cell neoplasm germinal centers of nodes have many B cells that are not getting apoptosed as they should be too much BCL-2
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BCL-2 is expressed in more than what percentage of follicular lymphoma cases
90%
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what lymphoid organs are most affected by follicular lymphoma
lymph nodes and bone marrow can also been seen in liver and spleen sinusoids
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what are the two major histomorphologic patterns seen in follicular lymphomas
centrocytes and centroblasts
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what are centrocytes
small cells with irregular or cleaved nuclear contours and scant seen in follicular lymphoma
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what are centroblasts
larger cells with open nuclear chromatin, several nucleoli, and modest amount of cytoplasm seen in follicular lymphoma
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how does follicular lymphoma affect the spleen
white pulp follicles are expanded by follicular lymphoma cells
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what is the most common form of non-hodgkin lymphoma
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
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which sites are most affected by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
extra nodal sites of the GI, CNS, skin, mediastinum, and bone
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what chromosome abnormality is seen in 20-30% of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cases
rearragnements of BCL2 and BCL6 genes
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what are some features of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
a type of peripheral B-cell neoplasm presents as an enlarging mass at a node or extranodal site have large cell size and diffuse pattern of growth waldeyer ring commonly involved very aggressive - 50% are cured with chemotheraphy
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what is the waldeyer ring
oropharyngeal lymphoid tissue that includes the tonsils and adenoids
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are the three main types of burkitt lymphoma
african (endemic) sporadic (nonendemic) subset of aggressive lymphomas
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what are some features of burkitt lymphoma
a type of peripheral B-cell lymphoma extremely fast growing shows infiltrate of medium sized lymphoid cells with round nuclei and several nucleoli high mitotic index with apoptotic cells
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what causes burkitt lymphoma
caused by translocation of MYC gene on chromosome 8 which leads to increased MYC protein levels
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almost all endemic Burkitt lymphomas are infected with which virus
EBV
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what is the "starry sky" pattern and in which disease is it seen
macrophages that have phagocytosed oval nuclei with lots of nucleoli seen in burkitt lymphoma
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where are african (endemic) burkitt lymphoma cases mostly seen (3 places)
jaw, orbit, and retroperitoneal
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where are sporadic (non-endemic) burkitt lymphoma cases mostly seen
GI tract, especially the ICV
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what types of neoplasms are mantle and marignal cell lymphoma and hairy cell leukemia
peripheral B-cell neoplasms
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what are three types of peripheral T and NK cell neoplasms
anaplastic large cell lymphoma adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
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what is anaplastic large-cell lymphoma
a type of peripheral T and NK cell neoplasm presence of rearrangements in the ALK gene breast implant associated ALCL which is extremely rare
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what is the incidence of breast implant associated ALCL
1 per 500,000-3 million women with implants
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what is adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
a type of peripheral T and NK cell neoplasm neoplasm of helper T cells that is only observed in adults infected with the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
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what was the first oncogenic human retrovirus to be discovered
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
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how is human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) spread
through blood, breast milk, and semen
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what is mycosis fungoides/sezary syndrome
a type of peripheral T and NK cell neoplasm primary cutaenous T-cell lymphoma seen in those that are 40+ tumor of helper T cells in the skin
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what is multiple myeloma (plasma cell myeloma)
a type of plasma cell neoplasm where the mutated plasma cells make abnormal antibodies that harm the body presents as tumor masses throughout the skeletal system
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what are four symptoms of multiple myeloma
lytic bone lesions hypercalacemia renal failure aquired immune abnormalities
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how does multiple myeloma affect the kidneys
neoplastic plasma cells suppress normal humoral immunity and secrete partial immunoglobulins that are toxic to the kidney excretion of bence jones proteins cause myeloma kidney
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what is hodgkin's lymphoma
lymphoma that arises in a single node or chain of nodes that spreads firm to anatomically contigous lymphoid tissues diagnosed around 32 years
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what is the distinctive feature of hodgkin's lymphoma
reed-sternberg cells
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what is one of the most common cancers of young adults and adolescents
hodgkin's lymphoma
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hodgkin's lymphoma accounts for what percentage of all new cancers in the US
0.7%
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what is the most common type (70%) of classic hodgkin lymphoma
nodular sclerosis
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what are the five subtypes of hodgkin's lymphoma
nodular sclerosis mixed cellularity lymphocyte rich lymphocyte depletion nodular lymphocyte predominance

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