16 Questions
What do clear and colorless crystals with barely perceptible ragged to linear borders in cytopathologic preparations from renal aspirates suggest?
Calcium oxalate crystals
Which structure is the large size suggestive of in the provided text?
Collecting duct
What is the pigmentation seen in the cytopathologic specimen in Figure 11.8 indicative of?
Lipofuscin
Which type of crystals have been associated with outbreaks of nephrotoxicosis caused by contaminated pet food ingestion?
Calcium oxalate crystals
What can the presence of round to dumbbell-shaped crystals in renal histopathology and urine sediment cytopathology suggest?
Neoplasia
What can be misleadingly suggestive of a well-differentiated melanocyte tumor according to the text?
Lipofuscin pigmentation
Under what conditions do pale green to golden yellow, round to dumbbell-shaped crystals commonly appear?
Nephrotoxicosis outbreaks
What is the likely site of origin suggested by the presence of dark intracytoplasmic granules of lipofuscin in a cytopathologic specimen?
Ascending loop of Henle
What effect does the presence of leukocytes provide in relation to the structure's size in cytopathologic preparations?
Increases the size perception
What is the approximate diameter range of renal adenomas in dogs?
0.5 to 2.0 cm
Which primary renal neoplasm comprises about 65% of cases in dogs?
Renal carcinoma
What is a common presenting symptom in dogs with renal carcinoma?
Progressive weight loss
What is the approximate metastatic rate to other sites for malignant renal carcinomas?
56%
Which type of neoplasms can be mistaken for renal carcinomas due to their single, occasionally round cells?
Nephroblastomas
What characteristic cytologic feature can be observed in malignant renal epithelial neoplasms?
Loose aggregates of small cells
Which structure can nephroblastoma cells potentially mimic in appearance?
Glomerular structures
Test your knowledge on urinary system pathology in dogs, focusing on tubular cells, granules of lipofuscin, and glomeruli exfoliation. Learn to differentiate between normal and abnormal findings in a cytologic specimen from a dog's kidney.
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