Definitions Flashcards
1
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Define pleomorphic
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Variability is size and shape of cells or nucleus
2
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Define desmoplastic reaction
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Increased deposition of Extra cellular matrix and collagen by stromal cells
3
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Nests
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A useful descriptive term
4
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Tongues
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A useful descriptive term
5
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Pallisading
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Necrosis surrounded by increased cellularity
6
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What is myxoid
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A gelatinous material produced by soft tissue cells that is not as thick as mucin. Comlex sugars/mucopolysaccharides. Stains less blue than mucin, less stringy.
7
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What are psammoma bodies, and what malignancies are they associated with
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Round Collections of calcium seen microscopically.
Associated with thyroid (papillary), renal cell, ovarian, endometrial, lung (Epithelioid mesothelioma), meningioma
