Food for Thought (General Pathology)

        A foodie is a person with an enthusiastic interest in the preparation and consumption of good food. In a bizarre way, pathologists were some of the first foodies in that, for over a hundred years, pathologists have had a propensity to name pathology findings after foods, because the gross or microscopic features are reminiscent of the color, texture, consistency or general appearance of the food. How many of these pathology findings with foodie names can you identify? If you need help, just click the Hint link to see a gross or microscopic image related to the clue.



ACROSS
1. _____ cyst

3. _____ hemangioma Hint (FFTA3)

5. _____ liver

9. _____ nuclei  (3 words) Hint (FFTA9)

11. eponym for small blue round  cell tumors of childhood

13. _____ cell carcinoma Hint (FFTA13)

14. _____ nuclei (2 words)  Hint (FFTA14)

16. _____ pericarditis (3 words)

20. orange _____

21. _____ loaf

22. _____ gallbladder

23. _____ing bodies

24. _____ aneurysm

25. _____ skin Hint (FFTA25)

27. _____ flesh Hint (FFTA27)

28. _____ spot (3 words) Hint (FFTA28)

30. bunch of _____

33. fried _____

34. _____ tumor

35. _____ stain (2 words) Hint (FFTA35)

38. _____ disease Hint (FFTA38)

39. _____ degeneration

41. omental _____

42. _____ green birefringence Hint (FFTA42)

43. bowel margin specimen

DOWN
1.   3 ACROSS: a _____ not a cavernous hemangioma  Hint (FFTD1)

2.   22 ACROSS: histologic correlate Hint (FFTD2)

3.   21 ACROSS: the technique of choice for dissection of heart for clinical hx. of _____

4.   1 ACROSS: one gross appearance of this condition

5.   9 ACROSS: useful in dx. of _____ tumors

6.   30 ACROSS: gross appearance of _____ pregnancy Hint (FFTD6)

7.   25 ACROSS: underlying cause

8.   34 ACROSS: stains for HMB-45 and has _____ on EM

10.   16 ACROSS: one of several possible underlying causes

12.   M in 11 ACROSS

15.   28 ACROSS: may be a stigmata of this disease Hint (FFTD15)

17.   13 ACROSS: another name for _____ cell carcinoma

18.   5 ACROSS: gross appearance of chronic _____ congestion

19.   14 ACROSS: characteristic of this tumor

21.   Hodgkins L&H cell Hint (FFTD21)

26.   35 ACROSS: can be treated with _____ therapy

28.   42 ACROSS: seen on _____ stain for amyloid

29.   39 ACROSS: typical of this tumor

31.   33 ACROSS: histologic appearance of _____ cell

32.   24 ACROSS: rupture is one cause of acute brain _____

36.   27 ACROSS: gross appearance of _____oma

37.   23 ACROSS: can be seen in a fungus _____ Hint (FFTD37)

40.   20 ACROSS: ____ changes in inflammatory breast cancer

Solution
Food for Thought (Solution)