SPLEEN

Spices No: M871/92

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• GROSS DESCRIPTION

  The exhibit displays enlarged spleen.

• HISTOPATHOLOGY DESCRIPTION

  Splenomegaly

• DIAGNOSIS

  Splenomegaly

• QUIZ

  Causes of splenomegaly

LYMPH NODE

Spices No: M736/90

• GROSS DESCRIPTION

  The exhibit displays enlarged lymph node with tan homogenous surface.

• HISTOPATHOLOGY DESCRIPTION

  The lymph node is effaced by the neoplastic lymphoid cell. The lymphoid cell exhibit large cell with vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli. They are positive for B-cell marker.

• DIAGNOSIS

  Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

LYMPH NODE

SPICES No. M1038/93

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  The exhibit displays lymph nodes with metastatic carcinoma

• HISTOPATHOLOGY DESCRIPTION

  Metastatic carcinoma shows malignant epithelial cell in glandular and tubular pattern. It consist of malignant epithelium displaying pleomorphic vesicular nuclei in eosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunohistochemistry is important ancillary test to defined the primary organ.

• DIAGNOSIS

  Metastatic adenocarcinoma

LYMPH NODE

SPICES No. M643/89

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• GROSS DESCRIPTION

  The exhibit displays enlarged lymph node with presence of whitish nodule.

• HISTOPATHOLOGY DESCRIPTION

  Section from lymphoid tissue composed of reactive lymphoid follicles with some area presence of granuloma. Granuloma is composed of aggregates of epithelioid macrophages. Multinucleated giant cell Lamgerhans type is seen. Central necrosis also appreciated.

• DIAGNOSIS

  Caseating tuberculous lymphadenitis