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Pediatric Pathology Glossary

105 terms total — 24 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026

Placental Site Nodule PSN

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A benign, hyalinised remnant of intermediate trophoblastic cells incidentally found in endometrial or cervical curettage specimens, representing a retained focus of implantation-site trophoblast.

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medulloepithelioma

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Rare primitive neuroectodermal tumor typically occurring in young children, resembling embryonic neural tube.

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Mitosis–Karyorrhexis Index

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A quantitative histological measure in neuroblastoma pathology counting the combined number of mitotic figures and karyo...

MKI
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myofibromatosis

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A benign fibroblastic/myofibroblastic proliferative disorder of infancy and childhood, presenting as solitary or multipl...

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necrotizing enterocolitis

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A serious gastrointestinal condition affecting premature infants, characterized by intestinal tissue death.

NEC
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Nephroblastomatosis

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The diffuse or multifocal persistence of embryonal renal tissue (nephrogenic rests) beyond 36 weeks' gestation, represen...

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nephrogenic rests

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Abnormally persistent foci of embryonic metanephric tissue in the postnatal kidney, recognised as precursor lesions to W...

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neuroblastoma

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Most common extracranial solid tumor in children, arising from neural crest cells.

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omphalocele

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Congenital abdominal wall defect where organs protrude through the umbilicus covered by a membrane.

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Organomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of one or more organs, documented in pediatric pathology using age- and weight-adjusted reference r...

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Pancreatoblastoma

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The most common primary malignant pancreatic tumour of early childhood, characterised by a lobular architecture with squ...

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patent ductus arteriosus

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A congenital heart defect where the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth, causing abnormal blood flow.

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Perilobar Nephrogenic Rest

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A cluster of abnormally persistent embryonal renal cells located at the periphery of the renal lobe, regarded as a precu...

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periventricular leukomalacia

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Brain injury in premature infants characterized by necrosis of white matter near the lateral ventricles.

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PFAPA

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Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis - a pediatric autoinflammatory syndrome.

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Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia

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A rare placental vascular anomaly characterised by stem villous enlargement and mesenchymal hyperplasia, grossly resembl...

PMD
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Placental Site Nodule

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A benign, hyalinised remnant of intermediate trophoblastic cells incidentally found in endometrial or cervical curettage...

PSN
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pleuropulmonary blastoma

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A rare, aggressive intrathoracic malignancy of early childhood arising from pulmonary or pleural mesenchyme, classified...

PPB
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postmenstrual age

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The age of a preterm infant calculated from the mother's last menstrual period, used for timing medical interventions.

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PPB

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Abbreviation for pleuropulmonary blastoma, a rare malignant intrathoracic tumour of early childhood.

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pull-through procedure

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A family of surgical operations used to treat Hirschsprung disease, in which the aganglionic bowel segment is resected a...

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retinopathy of prematurity

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An eye disorder affecting premature infants, characterized by abnormal blood vessel development in the retina.

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Rhabdoid Tumour of the Kidney

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A highly malignant renal neoplasm of infancy characterised by cells with vesicular nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and eosin...

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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Most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, arising from primitive mesenchymal cells.

RMS
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sacrococcygeal

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Relating to or involving both the sacrum and the coccyx; used as a locator adjective in the most common site of pediatri...

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