Esophagogastric Tumors Flashcards
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is associated with?
Smoking, alcohol, poor food
Squamous cell carcinoma is common where geographically
Africa
Esophageal adenocarcinoma is associated with?
Obesity and GERD
Why do patients undergo a CT scan?
To look for metastases
What is the treatment for superficial esophageal cancers?
Esophagectomy
What is the biggest risk factor for Gastric Adenocarcinoma?
Chronic H-Pylori gastritis
The intestinal gastric adenocarcinoma occurs in which gender,age, what causes it
Makes, 60+, inflammation from H-pylori
diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma occurs in which age, gender, and what causes it?
Younger ppl, both genders, caused by mutation in the genes regulating E-cadherin cell adhesion protein
What are the lab findings of gastric adenocarcinomas?
Iron deficiency anemia
At endoscopy of Gastric lymphomas, what do they look like?
An ulcer or a mass
Stage 1 Gastric lymphoma is confined to where?
The GIT
Stage 2 Gastric lymphomas involve?
Local or regional lymph nodes
