Hematopathology — Flashcards

_____ lymphoma is characterized by a high mitotic index and 'starry-sky' appearance on microscopy

Acute leukemia is subdivided into _____ or AML based on the phenotype of the blasts

Aplastic anemia occurs due to damage to _____ stem cells, resulting in pancytopenia (anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia)

The _____ subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma is characterized histologically by presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in lake-like spaces (lacunar cells)

T-ALL is characterized by lymphoblasts (TdT+) that express markers ranging from CD-_____ to CD-8

Hereditary _____ is diagnosed by the osmotic fragility test

Hereditary spherocytosis most commonly involves defects in _____, -spectrin, band 3.1, or protein 4.2

Lymphomas are _____ negative and Reticulin positive (stain)

Hint: stain

_____ anemia is associated with ringed sideroblasts, in which iron-laden mitochondria form a ring around the nucleus of erythroid precursors

Endotoxin/Lipopolysaccharide of Gram Negative Bacteria can activate _____, resulting in coagulation and possible DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation)