Organisms
This fungal organism can be described as flat, wavy, non-septate, with varying widths of branching
Zygomyces
What hormone is responsible for ovulation
Luteinizing hormone
Special stain used for fungal organisms
GMS
70 y.o. male with trouble in urination presents with multiple bone lesions. Cytology reveals small round cells with granular cytoplasm and prominent nucleoli. What additional test can be used to confirm the diagnosis?
PSA test
Fibroadenoma
Organism identified by the empty spaces and casts it leaves when stained by H&E or the pap stain
Pneumocystis
What is the most common sarcoma found in the uterus of post-menopausal females.
Leiomycosarcoma
Special stain used for amyloid in which the reaction is observed under a refractile polarizing microscope
Congo Red
What fixative should be used for what testing platform when lymphoma/leukemia are considered differentials?
RPMI - Flow Cytometry
What is the distinguishing feature used to differentiate Hodgkin Lymphoma from other hematopoietic conditions?
Reed-Sternberg cells
Organism associated with gastric ulcers in up to 90% of cases
H. Pylori
Which is most likely to be true in a grade 1 endometrial carcinoma?
- Tumor in minimally invasive
- Malignancy has not spread outside of the uterus
- Histologically, the tumor is considered well-differentiated
Well-diff
Special stain for mycobacterium when questioning TB
AFB
How many copies of a gene are present if the FISH result is tetrasomy?
4
Thyroid FNA sample shows abundant lymphocytes, rare follicular cells, scattered hurthle cells, and limited colloid. The most likely diagnosis is what?
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Blastomyces
This tumor occurs in elderly women and may be heterogeneous or homogenous in it's makeup. The heterogeneous version would include an epithelial variant, commonly adenocarcinoma, and a sarcomatoid component.
MMMT
Special stain commonly used to identify pigment in pulmonary macrophages
Prussian blue
PCR and nucleic acid hybridization are used in HPV testing for _____________ of the target DNA.
Amplification
Lymph node sampling shows abundant polymorphic lymphocytes and tingible body macrophages. The most likely diagnosis is what?
Benign, reactive lymph node
A sputum sample reveals structures forming acute-angle branching of pseudo-hyphae and small eosinophilic spores. Why would this not be a reportable finding?
Candida is normal flora from the oral cavity and a contaminant in sputum samples
35 y.o. female currently cycling shows ball-like groupings of tightly cohesive small round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei. What are these cells secreting?
Glycogen
Special stain used for a variety of reasons including to stain glycogen, mucin, and certain types of fungi
PAS
Physical exam and FNA/Biopsy are two the "big 3" exams to consider in breast pathology. What is the third?
Mammogram
A 4 y.o. seen prior for a retroperitoneal and renal mass and ascites fluid now presents with a brain mass. Cytology reveals small round blue cells with limited cytoplasm. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Nephroblastoma