Study guide lymphoid (Castleman) Flashcards
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Primary lymphoid tissue
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- T lymphocyte production
- Thymus
- B cell production
- Bone marrow (primates and rodents)
- Ileal Peyer’s Patche (ruminants, pigs, horses)
- Bursa of Fabricius (birds)
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Secondary lymphoid tissue
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- Lymph node
- Spleen
- MALT
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Circulating lymphocytes enter lymph nodes via
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- high endothelial cell venules
- to encounter antigens presented by APCs
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Function of lymph nodes
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- Expose lymph borne antigen to blood borne lymphocytes
- to enhance antigen detection and presentation
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Cells of lymph nodes
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- Lymphocytes
- Macrophages
- interdigitating dendritic cells
- follicular dendritic cells
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Lymph node path changes
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- enlargement (lymphadenomegaly)
- Size reduction
- atrophy
- hypoplasia
- Change in color
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Localized lymphadenomegaly
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- localized infection
- regional metastasis
- antigenic stimulation
- lymphoid/macrophage hyperplasia
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Generalized lymphadenomegaly
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- Bacteremia/septicemia
- chronic infectious disease
- immune mediated disease
- chronic systemic antigenic stimulatoin
- metastatic neoplasia (carcinoma more likely than sarcoma)
- lymphoid/macrophage hyperplasia
- hemotropic parasitic disease
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Diseases that cause lymphadenomegaly
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- Metastatic neoplasia
- lymphoma
- suppurative lymphadenitis
- caseous lymphadenitis
- cervical lymphadenitis
- tularemia
- chronic lymphadenitis
- mycobacterium
- fungal infections
- blasto
- coccidio
- lymphoid hyperplasia
- malignant catarrhal fever
- bovine leukemia virus (BLV)
- feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)
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Lymph node atrophy
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- lymphocytes lost due to degenerative changes, necrosis or apoptosis
- causes
- viral infections (canine distemper, parvo)
- toxins (chemo drugs, ionizing radiation, malnutrition, cachexia)
- glucocorticoids (endogenous or exogenous)
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Lymph node hypoplasia
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- caused by fialure of LN to develop properly
- normal architecture no (less) lympocytes
- causes
- primary immunodeficiency
- CID in Arab foals
- X-linked CID in basset hound dogs
- primary immunodeficiency
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Histo features:
atrophy of LN
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generalized loss of lymphocytes from LNs due to necrosis or apoptosis
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Histo features:
hyperplasia of lymph node
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- inc in lymphocytes
- T cell proliferation
- paracortical hyperplasia
- B cell proliferation
- follicular hyperplasia
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Histo features:
suppurative lymphadenitis
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- infiltrated with neutrophils and necrotic debris
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Histo features:
lymphoma
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- monoclonal population of cells
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Histo features:
LN hypoplasia
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- generalized small LN
- normal architecture
- less lymphocytes present
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Histo features:
Granulomatous lymphadenitis
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- obliteration of LN architecture by inflammatory cells
- macs
- multi-nucleated giant cells
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GALT
Function
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- functions as primary and secondary lymphoid tissue
- portal of entry for infectious agents
- site of virus replication
- Peyers patches
- key producer of B cells in ruminants and pigs
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Infectious agents of GALT
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- Rhodococcus equi
- Chlamydia
- Brucella abortus
- Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
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Viruses that replicate in GALT
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- bovine viral diarrhea (BVD)
- Canine parvovirus
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Spleen anatomy/function
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- Red pulp
- erythrocyte storage
- antigen removal
- hematopoiesis/erythropoiesis
- erythrocyte destruction
- White pulp
- Acquired immunity
- Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths: T-cells
- Follicles: B cells
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Uniform splenomegaly that’s bloody on cut section
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- congestion - terminal
- associated with euthanasia
- torsion
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Uniform splenomegaly that’s not bloody on cut section
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- Bacteremia/septicemia
- granulomatous splenitis
- hemolytic anemia
- lymphoma
- extramedullary hempatopoiesis
- amyloidosis, storage disease
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splenic nodules/masses
bloody on cut section
TQ
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- Hematoma
- Hemangioma/hemangiosarcoma
- Nodular hyperplasia with hyperemia
- Splenic infarct
- Incomplete splenic contraction
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**Splenic Nodules/Masses**
**Firm, non-bloody on cut section**
**TQ**
* **Nodular hyperplasia**
* **Granulomatous splenitis, splenic abscess**
* **Lymphoma**
* **Metastatic neoplasm**
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Thymus
structure and function
* primary lymphoid organ
* responsible for T cell development and maturation
* cortex
* primitive and maturing lymphocytes
* medulla
* Hassall's corpuscles, myoid cells, thymic epithelia cells, dendritic cells, lymphocytes
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Small thymus path
* thymic hypoplasia (CID)
* maturation and aging (involution)
* thymitis
* thymic atrophy
* viral dz
* glucocorticoids
* nutritional deficiency
* toxins
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Large thymus path
* thymic hemorrhage (young dog)
* lymphoma
* thymoma (epithelial component is neoplastic)
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Lymphoproliferative dz def
* all neoplasms arising from lymphocytes
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Lymphoma def
* malignant neoplasms of lymphocytes
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leukemia def
* neoplasm of lymphocytes or hematopoietic cells arising from bone marrow
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Anatomic classification lymphoma
* multicentric
* thymic
* alimentary
* cutaneous
* solitary
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immunophenotypic classification of lymphoma
* B-cell
* T-cell
* other
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Pattern classification lymphoma
* Diffuse
* follicular
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Cytologic classification of lymphoma
* Well differentiated
* looks like mature lymphocytes
* Poorly differentiated
* looks immature: Large lymphocytes
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Lymphoma in Dogs
* age 5-11 years old
* gamma herpes virus associated with some B cell lymphomas
* Distribution (most to least common)
* **multicentric**: gen lymphadeonomegaly, liver and spleen, kidney, heart, tonsil, bone marrow, CNS
* Alimentary: intestine and mesenteric LN
* Thymic: thymus and cranial mediastinum, associated with hypercalcemia
* Cutaneous: T cell cutaneous lymphoma, mycosis fungoides
* Solitary: brain, lung, etc
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Lymphoma in Cats
* most common neoplasm in cats
* Distribution most to least common
* **Alimentary**: jejunum/ileum, mesenteric LN, liver/kidney, often **FeLV** negative
* Thymic: thymus and cranial mediastinum, often FeLV positive
* Multicentric: generalized, liver/spleen, CNS, often FeLV positive
* Solitary: often in kidneys
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Lymphoma in cattle
* relatively common, most caused by Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV)
* Distribution most to least common
* Multicentric: most common BLV association, LN, **right atrium and abomasum**, epidural fat-can cause posterior paresis
* Cutaneous
* Thymic: adolescent cows, bone marrow involvement
* Calf form: less than 6 mo, generalized nodes, bone marrow, blood, liver, spleen
* Alimentary - rare
* Solitary - spinal cord
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Thymoma
* Thymic epithelial cells are key component
* often occur in goats
* locally invasive, but don't usually metastasize
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Thymic lymphoma
* neoplasm is exclusively of neoplastic lymphocytes
* often metastasizes
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All of the following resultin decreased size of the thymus and LN except
1. Parvovirus
2. Lymphoma
3. Corticosteroids
4. Canine Distemper
5. 1 and 4
Lymphoma
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A uniformly enlarged dog spleen that bleeds on the cut surface is most likely
1. Hemangiosarcoma
2. Hemangioma
3. Lymphoma
4. Congestion
5. Nodular hyperplasia
congestion
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An irregular dark red nodule in a spleen that bleeds on cut surface could be all of the following except
1. Hemangiosarcoma
2. Hemangioma
3. Granulomatous splenitis
4. Hematoma
5. Nodular Hyperplasia
Granulomatous splenitis
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**Most common form of lymphoma in dogs?**
**Multicentric**
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**Right atrial lymphoma is most commonly found in**
**Cattle**
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**Most common form of lymphoma in cats**
**alimentary**
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**Viral agents have been associated with lymphoma in**
1. Cattle
2. Cats
3. Dogs
4. 1 and 2
5. 1, 2 and 3
all of them
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All of the following result in diffuse (generalized) splenomegaly EXCEPT
* Histoplasmosis
* Septic salmonellosis
* Lymphoma
* Hemangiosarcoma
* Congestion
Hemangiosarcoma
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Which of the following viruses causes sytemic lymphoid atrophy?
1. Canine parvo type 2
2. canine distemper virus
3. feline calicivirus
4. 1 and 2
5. 1, 2, and 3
canine parvo type 2 and canine distemper virus (1, and 2)
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Thymoma is a neoplasm of
1. Thymic epithelial cells
2. Thymic lymphocytes
3. Thymic smooth muscle
4. thymic macrophages
5. 1 and 2
Thymic epithelial cells
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Which of the following are common sites for lymphoma in adult cattle with multicentric lymphoma?
1. LN
2. Abomasum
3. Heart
4. 1 and 2
5. 1, 2, and 3
All of them
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All of the following commonly present with bloody nodular splenic masses in dogs except
1. Hematoma
2. Hemangioma
3. Hemangiosarmcoma
4. Lymphoma
5. Splenic infarct
Lymphoma
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Which of the following diseases or infection can result in generalized lymphadenomegaly?
1. Multicentric lymphoma
2. Malignant catarrhal fever
3. Feline immunodeficiency virus
4. 1 and 2
5. 1, 2, and 3
all of them
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Retrovirus infection has been identified as a cause of lymphoma in
1. dogs
2. cats
3. cattle
4. 1, 2 and 3
5. 2 and 3
cats and cattle (2 and 3)
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All of the following often result in generalized (diffuse) splenomegaly in dogs **except**
1. Histoplasmosis
2. Septic salmonellosis
3. Lymphoma
4. Hematoma
5. Congestion
Hematoma
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Which of the following is a morphologic diagnosis of the spleen?
1. Lymphoma
2. Hemangiosarcoma
3. Chronic multi-focal granulomatous splenitis
4. Focal acute infarct
5. All of the above
Chronic multi-focal granulomatous splenitis
