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USMLE Brs Pathology Vocab

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1. Small round blue cell tumor of bone - long bones - kids - 11:22 transloc






2. Deficient glucocerebrosidase - accumulation of glucocerebroside in cells of mononuclear phagocyte system 3 types ::






3. Seen in hyperacute rejection - = acute inflammation - fibrinoid necrosis of small vessels - and extensive thrombosis






4. Similar to paget breast - sometimes related to underlying adenoCA of sweat glands






5. Aka allergic granulomatous angiitis - necrotizing vasculitis - variant of polyarteritis nodosa - involves pulmonary vasculature - peripheral eosinophilia - and asthma






6. Unknown etiology - necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis of small to medium sized vessels of the respiratory tract - kidneys - and other organs - circulating C- ANCAs






7. Acute inflammatory demyelinating dx primarily involving peripheral nerves






8. Mucinous cell - characteristic of stomach CA met to ovary (krukenberg tumor)






9. Epithelial cells with eosinophilc granular cytoplasm seen in hashimoto






10. Located on xsome 6 - mutation here = hereditary hemochromatosis






11. Similar to Dubin Johnson with no black liver






12. Small round eosinophilic masses found in dieing hepatocytes often containing chromatin remnants seen in viral hepatitis






13. Aspirin toxicity seen in kids after acute febrile viral dx - microvesicular fatty change in liver and encephalopathy






14. Aka thromboangiitis obliterans - acute inflame of small and med arteries of extremities - extending to adjacent veins and nerves - young jewish men - painful ischemic dx - worse with smoking






15. Binucleated or multinucleated giant cell seen in Hodgkin dx






16. Aka osteitis deformans - increased osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity






17. X linked - absence of plasma cells and serum immunoglobulins - cell mediated immunity still ok - no germinal centers - recurrent bacterial infections - resistances to fungal and viral still - btk gene defect






18. DsDNA antibodies and Sm Smith antigen = highly specific for SLE






19. Seen in CLL - leukemic B- cells that are fragile






20. Deficient fibrillin (constituent of microfibrils) - arachnodactyly - ectopia lentis - aortic aneurysm - mitral valve prolapsed






21. Acute promyelocytic leukemia PML gene on 15 and RARa on 17






22. Thrombotic occlusion of major hepatic veins - abnormal pain - jaundice - hepatomegaly - acites - liver failure - assoc with polycythemia vera - hepatocellular CA - and other common neoplasms - may occur as a complication of pregnancy






23. Aka angiokeratoma corporis diffusum universal - deficient a::galactosidase A - accumulate ceramide trihexoside - skin lesions angiokeratomas - fever - burning pain in extremities - cardiovascular and cerebrovascular involvement - death as adult by re






24. Transloc seen in ewing sarcoma






25. Variant of rheumatoid arthritis - splenmegally - neutropenia - RA






26. Combination of hyperthyroidism - nodular goiter - absence of exophthalmos






27. Clear cell renal tumor seen in kids






28. Oligohydramnios causes fetus to be smashed






29. Parkinsonism with autonomic dysfunction and orthostatic hypotension






30. On lymph node biopsy - seen with Burkitt lymphoma






31. Triad of ovarian fibroma - ascites - hydrothorax






32. Aka chronic progressive histiocytosis - not as bad as Letterer Siwe






33. Deficient a1 -4 glucosidase - accumulation of glycogen in liver - heart - skeletal muscle - cardiomegaly - muscle hypotonia - spelnomegaly - intractable hypoglycemia - death from cardiorespiratory failure before age 3






34. Manifestation of lymphplasmocytic lymphoma - B cell neoplasm






35. Seen in urine of patients with multiple myeloma - Ig light chain either k or l






36. Hemangioblastoma or cavernous hemangioma of cerebellum - brainstem or retina - adenomas - cysts in liver - kidney - pancreas - and other organs - increased renal cell CA - gene = short arm of chromosome 3






37. Small follicles filled with eosinophilic secretion - diagnostic feature of granulose cell tumor






38. B Thalassemia major






39. Hemorrhagic urticaria of extensor surgaces of arms - legs - and buttocks - with fever - arthralgias - and GI renal involvement similar to IgA nephropathy - associated with URIs






40. Nystagmus - intention tremor - scanning speech - seen in MS






41. Eczematoid lesion of nipple areola - large cells with clear 'halo like' area - invade epidermis - underlying ductal CA






42. Mucopolysaccharidosis - deficient a L iduronidase - accumulations of heparin sulfate and dermatan sulfate in heart - brain - liver - and other organs - progressive - hepatosplenomagaly - dwarfism - gargoyle - like facies - stubby fingers - corneal cl






43. Mutation here causes pseudohypoparathyroidism






44. Autoimmune hypothyroid - hurthle cells common






45. Appears as multiple wart - like lesions resembling condyloma accuminatum






46. Protooncogene mutated in medulary thyroid CA (MENII)






47. Vaginal epithelial cell with stippled appearance due to adherent coccobacilli






48. Esophageal diverticulum just above upper esoph sphincter






49. = MEN1






50. Adenomatous polyps with tumors of CNS