Neoplasia — Flashcards

Flashcard 571: What reproductive pathology appears as clear vacuolated cells on histology? _____

Answer: Clear cell adenocarcinoma

Extra: * Translucent cellular glass (not colored in sketchy, so overall picture displayed next to histology for reference)

Flashcard 572: Metastases to the heart most commonly involve the pericardium, resulting in a pericardial _____

Answer: effusion

Flashcard 573: Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma has unusual surface marker expression in that it usually lacks CD15 and CD30 but expresses CD-_____ and CD_____

Answer: 19

Flashcard 574: A(n) _____ of function mutation to a tumor suppressor gene increases the risk of cancer

Answer: loss

Flashcard 575: Which type of gastric carcinoma (intestinal or diffuse) is more common? _____

Answer: Intestinal

Flashcard 576: Grossly, mesothelioma most commonly presents with nodular / smooth pleural _____

Answer: thickening

Flashcard 577: Nickel exposure is associated with _____ carcinoma

Answer: lung

Flashcard 578: Polycythemia vera is characterized by _____ WBCs

Answer: increased

Extra: Other:

Flashcard 579: If a patient inherits or develops a mutation in a(n) _____ gene, the complementary allele must be deleted/mutated before cancer develops

Answer: tumor suppressor

Extra: Atlas:

Flashcard 580: _____ leukemia is a neoplastic proliferation of mature B cells characterized by hairy cytoplasmic processes

Answer: Hairy cell

Extra: Atlas: Other: