Cancer of the gut Flashcards
1
Q
What are the cells occurring in the GI tract and their associated cancers?
A
epithelial cells (squamous/glandular epithelium)
- squamous cell carcinoma
- adenocarcinoma
neuroendocrine cells
(enterochromaffin cells, interstitial cells of Cajal)
- carcinoid tumours
-GI stromal tumours
connective tissue (smooth muscle, adipose tissue)
- leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma
- lipoma
