Esophageal Ca. Flashcards

Stem; A male patient heavy smoker and alcoholic with dysphagia , history of GERD and severe weight loss in a short time.

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Q1: What is the normal esophagus lining ?

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Non-Keratinized Stratified Sq. Ep.

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Q2: What is the most probable diagnosis ?

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Esphogeal Ca.

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Q3. What are the etiological factors of cancer esophagus in this patient ?

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Alcoholic / Smoker / GERD

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Q4. What is the effect of prolonged GERD?

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Chronic irritation – > MEtaplesia – > barret’s esophagus – > Adenocracinoma

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Q5. Which test you would like to do for this patient ?

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Esophageal endocopy / EUS +Take biopsy / FNAC

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Q6: What the obtained cells will tell you ?

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Stage / Grade / IHC

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Q7.What is the stain used in IHC ?

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Cytokeratin

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Q8: What are the treatment options for esophageal cancer?

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If operable
* Esophagectomy + radiotherapy (Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy or Mckeown esophagogastrectomy)
If non-operable
* Debulking
* Self-expanding metallic stent
* Palliative chemo & radiotherapy
* Feeding jejunostomy

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Q9. if patient develops pleural effusion, What are the possible causes ?

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Spread to pleaura / Mets to lung / Obstruction of Thoracic duct / Nutritional

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Q10. What pathological test to do ?
Pleural effusion

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Effusion – > cytology / Gram staining / microbiology of culture

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Q11: How to treat ? Pleaural effusion

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Thoracocentesis / Indw Pl. Cath / Pleaurodesis / Pleuroperitoneal shunt

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Q12: The patient developed enlarged supraclavicular lymph node , what will you do ?

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FNAC

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Q13: Investigations of MI?

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Labs; Troponin levels – CKMB Levels
ECG / ECHO

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Q14: what Is troponin ?

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Complex of 3 regulatory ptns (C,I,T) that’s integral to ms contraction

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Q15: where is it found ?

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Cardiac and Skeletal Ms

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