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Pathology 972 - 976
Robbins and Cotran
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Pathology
Graduate
03/16/2011

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Ureteritis Follicularis
Definition
fine granular mucosal surface on the ureters caused by lymphocytes forming germinal centers
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Ureteritis cystica
Definition
fine cysts varying under a cm lined by flattened urothelium
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Sclerosing Retroperitoneal Fibrosis
Definition
Primary is Ormond Disease. inflammatory process encasing retroperitoneal structures causing hydronephrosis. Ureterolysis (extraction of ureters) is treatment
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Eosinophilic cystitis
Definition
submucosal eosinophils, nonspecific inflammation, systemic allergic disorder
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Cystitis Triad
Definition
frequency, lower abdominal pain, dysuria
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Interstitial Cystitis
Definition
Also Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Triad with urgency, hematuria, fissures, punctate hemorrhages (glomerulations) without bacteria. Later transmural fibrosis leading to contracted bladder
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Late Interstitial Cystitis
Definition
Hunner ulcers: chronic mucosal ulcers, mast cells are characteristic. transmural fibrosis and contraction
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Malacoplakia
Definition
Peculiar pattern of vesical inflammatory reaction. Soft, yellow, raised mucosal plaques. Foamy macrophages with giant cells. Granular cytoplasm. Laminated mineralized concretions (Michaelis-Gutmann bodies). Related to chronic bacterial infection.
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Polypoid Cystitis
Definition
irritation to the bladder mucosa. Indwelling catheters. Broad bulbous polypoid projections
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Brunn Nests
Definition
nest of urothelium grow downward into the lamina propria
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Cystitis Glandularis
Definition
Brunn nests made of cuboidal or columnar epithelium lining
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Cystitis cystica
Definition
Brunn nests grow into cystic spaces filled with clear fluid lined with urothelium
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Cystitis cystica et glandularis
Definition
Cystitis cystica and glandularis combined
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Squamous Metaplasia
Definition
injury replaced by squamous epithelium. Different from glygogenated squamous epithelium found in the trigone in women
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Nephrogenic Adenoma
Definition
result from shed renal tubular cells that implant. cuboidal epithelium, potentially papillary growth pattern
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