Diseases of Lymphoid System
Sites of Lymphoid Tissue
Primary lymphoid organs
Secondary lymphoid organs
Myeloid tissue
Lymphoid tissue
Normal anatomy of L.Ns
Inflammatory and hyperplastic diseases
Acute non specific lymphadenitis
Chronic non specific lymphadenitis
Reactive follicular hyperplasia
Paracortical hyperplasia
Sinus histiocytosis
Chronic specific lymphadenitis; Granulomatous lymphadenitis
Tuberculosis
Early tuberculous lymphadenitis
Caseating tuberculous lymphadenitis
Complications and effects
Sarcoidosis
Toxoplasmosis
Crohn’s disease
Cat scratch disease
Infectious mononucleosis
Tumors of lymphoid tissue
Primary tumors
Secondary tumors
Lymphoma
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Incidence
Clinical picture
Gross picture
Reed-Sternberg cells (RSCs)
Atypical variants of RSCs
Classification of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Microscopic subtypes
Nodular lymphocyte predominant HL
Lymphocytic predominant type
Nodular sclerosing type
Mixed cellularity type
Lymphocytic depletion type
Prognosis
Staging of Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Special features of non Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL)
Comparison between Hodgkin’s lymphoma and non Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Gross and Microscopic pictures
Immunohistochemistry
Classification (microscopic subtypes)
Rappaport Classification
Working Formulation
Kiel and Lukes and Collins classification
Real/WHO Classification (2001)
Multiple Myeloma and related Plasma cell neoplasms
Causes of lymph node enlargement
Acute enlargement
Chronic L.N. enlargement
Diseases of the Spleen
Congenital anomalies
Hypersplenism
Primary hypersplenism
Secondary hypersplenism
Diseases of Thymus
Diseases of the White Blood Cells
Variations in white blood cell counts
Leucocytosis
Causes of lymphocytosis
Eosinophilia
Monocytosis
Leucopenia
Agranulocytosis
Leukemia
Classifications
