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B5-071 GI Cancers: Tubal Gut Flashcards

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  • distal/lower esophagus
  • arises from Barrett’s
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esophageal adenocarcinoma

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  • mid esophagus
  • not associated with Barretts
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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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in adenocarcinoma, columnar epithelium is replaced with […] cells

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goblet

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treatment of Barrett’s

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no/low dysplasia: increased surveillance
high dysplasia: ablation

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risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma

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  • GERD
  • obesity
  • male sex
  • smoking
  • H. pylori
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  • long standing GERD
  • dysphagia
  • weight loss, pain, vomiting
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esophageal adenocarcinoma

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flat/slightly raised lesion early
ulcerated mass later on

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esophageal adenocarcinoma

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  • gland formation and mucus production
  • may have signet ring formation
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esophageal adenocarcinoma

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genes associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma

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  • p53, CDKN2A, APC inactivation
  • ERBB2/HER2 amplification
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risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma

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  • low SES
  • tobacco
  • alcohol consumption
  • drinking hot beverages
  • diet
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  • dysphagia, odynophagia, obstruction
  • weight loss
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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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  • mass-like lesion, may protrude into lumen, ulcerate
  • may infiltrate and cause diffuse thickening
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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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  • malignant squamous epithelium invading into submucosa or deeper
  • variably sized nests of epithelial tumor cells, ample eosinophilic cytoplasm, keratinization
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esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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risk factors for gastric adenocarcinoma

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  • H. pylori
  • rubber manufacturing
  • tobacco
  • radiation
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  • often asymptomatic or have dyspepsia, dysphagia, nausea
  • weight loss, anorexia, early satiety at later stages
  • metastasis often present at diagnosis
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gastric adenocarcinoma

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which type of gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with WNT mutations?

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intestinal

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which type of gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with CHH1 mutations?

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diffuse

associated lobular breast cancer as well

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which type of gastric adenocarcinoma is comprised of infiltrating malignant glands with mucin production?

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intestinal

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which type of gastric adenocarcinoma is associated with sheets of cells and diffuse thickening?

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diffuse

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elevated mass with central ulceration

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intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma

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infiltrating and anastomosing glands with various degrees of differentiation

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intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma

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  • gastric wall markedly thick, rugal folds lost
  • stomach may appear shrunken
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diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma

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  • signet ring cells
  • sheets of cells
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diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma

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most common type of gastric lymphoma

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MALT lymphoma

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major risk factor for gastric lymphoma

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H. pylori

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  • often asymptomatic
  • may present with dyspepsia, epigastric pain, hematememsis, melena
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gastric lymphoma

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  • thickening of the wall of stomach
  • nodular mucosa
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gastric lymphoma

MALT

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  • diffuse sheets of lymphocytes
  • lymphocytes in the glandular epithelium
  • comprised of B lymphocytes positive for CD20
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gastric lymphoma

MALT

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comprised of B lymphocytes positive for CD20

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gastric lymphoma

MALT

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well differentiated epithelial neoplasms with neuroendocrine differentiation

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NET

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risk factors for gastric NET

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MEN-1
AMAG

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acid hypersecretion/peptic ulceration secondary to high gastrin levels from duodenal/pancreatic gastrinomas

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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

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symptoms of carcinoid syndrome

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flushing, bronchospasm, diarrhea

maybe sweating and abdominal pain as well

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may present with Zollinger-Ellison or carcinoid syndromes

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gastric NET

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what type of gastric NET?

  • arise in AMAG
  • high gastrin
  • 75% of GNETs
  • good prognosis
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type 1

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what type of gastric NET?

  • associated with MEN-1
  • high gastrin
  • zollinger ellison
  • 5-10% of GNETs
  • moderate prognosis
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type 2

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what type of gastric NET?

  • sporadic GNETs
  • normal gastrin levels
  • 15% of GNETs
  • poor prognosis
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mass like lesion/nodule

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  • may have nests, trabeulae, or be solid
  • cells are uniform, moderate cytoplasm
  • stipple “salt and pepper” chromatin
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  • may have nests, trabeulae, or be solid
  • cells are uniform, moderate cytoplasm
  • stipple “salt and pepper” chromatin
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  • most commonly mesenchymal tumor of the abdomen
  • arise from interstitial cells of Cajal within muscularis propria
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risk factor for GIST

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  • asymptomatic when small
  • symptomatic when large, may ulcerate causing bleeding
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genetic associations with GIST

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  • activating mutation in KIT (80%)
  • activating mutation in PDGFRA

can use imatinib

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  • solid, well circumscribed mass with pink-tan fleshy cut surfaces in the wall of stomach
  • centered on muscularis propria but may involve muscosa
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  • spindled cells or epithelioid cells
  • IHC positive for KIT and DOG1
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second leading cause of cancer deaths

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colorectal cancer

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  • most common GI cancer
  • incidence peak 60-70 y.o.
  • incidence under 40 increasing
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colonic adenocarcinoma

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risk factors for colonic adenocarcinoma

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  • diet (red meat, low fiber)
  • alcohol
  • obesity
  • genetics
  • IBD
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protective factors against colon cancer

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  • increased physical activity
  • hormone replacement therapy in women
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advanced left sided colon cancer may present with

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change in bowel habits, abdominal distension, hematochezia, obstruction

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advanced right sided colon cancer may present with

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fatigue, weight loss, anemia

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colonoscopy screenings begin at age

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45

earlier if family hx

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which pathway of genetic stability affects a small number of genes

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APC

chromosomal instability

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which pathway of genomic instability affects a large number of genes?

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MSI

microsatellite instability

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precursor lesion in the APC/WNT pathway

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adenoma

APC/WNT pathway

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FAP is inherited in a […] pattern

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autosomal dominant

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FAP is caused by mutations in the […] gene

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APC

key regulator of the WNT pathway

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how many polyps are necessary for FAP?

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at least 100

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mutations associated with Lynch syndrome

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MSH2 and MLH1
also PMS2 and MSH6

mismatch repair genes

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no substantial malignant potential and do not affect colonoscopic surveillance intervals

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hyperplastic polyp

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  • precursor to adenocarcinoma
  • serrated polyp with widened base
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sessile serrated polyp

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  • often exophytic mass
  • may present as diffuse, circumfrential thickening
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colon-adenocarcinoma

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  • invasive malignant glands extending into submucosa or deeper
  • often has central necrosis
  • may have no glands or signet features
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colon adenocarcinoma

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FAP results from inheritance of one mutant copy of

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genes affected in HNPCC

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mistmatch repair
* MLH1
* MSH2
* MSH6
* PMS2

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NOD52 mutations are linked with

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in FAP, polyps form when

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the second copy of APC is lost due to additional mutations

two hit hypothesis

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the cells of origin of GIST

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intersitial cells of Cajal

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neuroendocrine tumors arise from

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adenocarcinomas arise from

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gastric epithelial cells

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leiomyomas arise from

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smooth muscle cells of muscularis propria

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HNPCC is associated with an increased risk of what cancers

2

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colon
endometrial

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homozygous loss of the DNA mismatch repair genes can give rise to

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right sided colon cancer
endometrial cancer

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associated with microsatellite instability

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associated with beta catenin pathway

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loss of CDH1 gene is associated with

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hereditary gastric carcinoma

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mutation with activation of c-kit tyrosine kinase activity is associated with

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gastrointestinal stromal tumors

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treatment for gastrointestinal stromal tumors

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develops at the site of long-standing GERD

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barrett’s

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adenocarcinomas of the esophagus are typically located in the

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distal esophagus

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squamous cells carcinomas of the esophagus are typically located in the

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mid esophagus

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squamous cells carcinomas are associated with what risk factors

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chronic alcoholism
smoking

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major risk factor for adenocarcinoma

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Barrett’s esophagus

87
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intranuclear inclusions

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CMV or HSV esophagitis

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precursor lesion to invasive adenocarcinomas

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  • typically small and yellowish
  • slow growing
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carcinoid tumors

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squamous cell carcinomas can arise where?

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esophagus
anal-rectal junction

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