Understanding Urinary System Pathology in Dogs
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What do clear and colorless crystals with barely perceptible ragged to linear borders in cytopathologic preparations from renal aspirates suggest?

  • Calcium oxalate crystals (correct)
  • Leukocytes
  • Oxalic acid metabolite
  • Ethylene glycol
  • Which structure is the large size suggestive of in the provided text?

  • Glomerulus
  • Collecting duct (correct)
  • Renal artery
  • Renal pelvis
  • What is the pigmentation seen in the cytopathologic specimen in Figure 11.8 indicative of?

  • Renal pelvis
  • Lipofuscin (correct)
  • Renal artery
  • Crystals
  • Which type of crystals have been associated with outbreaks of nephrotoxicosis caused by contaminated pet food ingestion?

    <p>Calcium oxalate crystals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can the presence of round to dumbbell-shaped crystals in renal histopathology and urine sediment cytopathology suggest?

    <p>Neoplasia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be misleadingly suggestive of a well-differentiated melanocyte tumor according to the text?

    <p>Lipofuscin pigmentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what conditions do pale green to golden yellow, round to dumbbell-shaped crystals commonly appear?

    <p>Nephrotoxicosis outbreaks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the likely site of origin suggested by the presence of dark intracytoplasmic granules of lipofuscin in a cytopathologic specimen?

    <p>Ascending loop of Henle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does the presence of leukocytes provide in relation to the structure's size in cytopathologic preparations?

    <p>Increases the size perception</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate diameter range of renal adenomas in dogs?

    <p>0.5 to 2.0 cm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which primary renal neoplasm comprises about 65% of cases in dogs?

    <p>Renal carcinoma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common presenting symptom in dogs with renal carcinoma?

    <p>Progressive weight loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate metastatic rate to other sites for malignant renal carcinomas?

    <p>56%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of neoplasms can be mistaken for renal carcinomas due to their single, occasionally round cells?

    <p>Nephroblastomas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characteristic cytologic feature can be observed in malignant renal epithelial neoplasms?

    <p>Loose aggregates of small cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structure can nephroblastoma cells potentially mimic in appearance?

    <p><strong>Glomerular structures</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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