Test 3 Flashcards
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cor pulmonale
hypertrophy or dilation of the right ventricle because of changes in the perfusion of the lungs; RV has to pump harder to move blood through lungs
acute cor pulmonale
PE
chronic cor pulmonale
obstructive lung disease, loss of lung tissue
COPD
chronic obstructuve airway disease (chronic bronchitis)
Extrinsic cardiomyopathies
etiology outside of the heart muscl; ischemia
Intrinsic cardiomyopathies
etiology within the heart muscle; weakened heart muscle
papilloma
benign neoplasm arising from surface epithelium
ademona
benign neoplasm of glandular epithelium, anything that can form glands-thyroid, intestine
Fibroma
Fibroblasts
lipoma
fatty tissue
leiomyoma
smooth muscle tumor (uterus) benign
rhabdomyoma
straited muscle cells, skeletal muscle
chondroma
cartilage cells
hamartoma (rare)
disroganized overgrowth of cells and itssue normally found in an organ; lungs consist of fat, cartilage, conective tissue
lymphoma
cancerous tumor of lymphs
sarcoma
cancerous tumors from mesenchymal origin. Bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, vascular
most common benign tumor
nevus (pigmented mole)
hemangiomas
Benign tumors of the vascular endothelium
cherry angioma
Senile angioma; overgrown blood vessels
port wine stain
nevus flammeus; does not regress; the blood vessels are more dilated than the other blood vessels
mailgnant tumors anaplasia
poorly differentiated
pleomorphism
wide variation in shape and apperance of tumor cells
hyperchormatic nucleus
dark staining nucleus
malignant tumors frequently necrosis bc of
not enough blood supply
