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Exocrine pancreas disorders Flashcards

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Pancreas cell that secrete proenzymes

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Acinar cells

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Parts of pancreas that develop from the ventral bud

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Uncinate process and inferior part of head

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Genetic anomalies associated with annular pancreas

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Trisomy 21
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Cardiac anomalies

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Most common congenital anomaly of pancreas

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Pancreas divisum

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Failure of fusion of the dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds leading to the majority of the pancreas draining into the duodenum through minor papilla

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Pancreas divisum

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Caused by failure of part of the ventral bud of the pancreas to undergo atrophy, or by aberrant migration

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Ectopic pancreas

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7
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Most common sites of ectopic pancreas

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Stomach
Duodenum

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Initiated by injuries that lead to auto-digestion of the pancreas, when protective mechanisms are disrupted or overwhelmed

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Pancreatitis

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Metabolic causes of acute pancreatitis

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Alcoholism
Hypertriglyceridemia
Hypercalcemia
Drugs

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Mechanical causes of acute pancreatitis

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Gallstones
Trauma/surgery
Iatrogenic injury
ERCP

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Vascular causes of acute pancreatitis

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Shock
Atheroembolism
Vasculitis (polyarteritis nodasa)

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Genetic mutations that can cause acute pancreatitis

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PRSS1 –> trypsin activation
SPINK1 –> trypsin inhibitor
CASR –> Ca receptor
CFTR –> cystic fibrosis

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Infectious causes of acute pancreatitis

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Mumps
Coxsackie virus

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Gross appearance of fat necrosis in pancreatitis

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Yellow-white chalky areas

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FAs combine with Ca to form insoluble soaps creating a granular blue microscopic appearance in necrotic fat cells.

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Saponification of fat necrosis in pancreatitis

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Pt presents with recent onset constant and intense abdominal pain referred to upper back and L shoulder with anorexia, nausea, and vomiting.

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Acute pancreatitis

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Serous, slightly turbid, brown-tinged fluid with fat globules in the peritoneal cavity, reflect digestion of adipose tissue

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Systemic lipase release causing fat necrosis, associated with pancreatitis

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Signs associated with hemorrhagic pancreatitis

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Gray-Turner sign –> flank hemorrhage
Cullen sign –> periumbilical hemorrhage

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Cause of tetany in acute pancreatitis

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Hypocalcemia because of Ca used in saponification of fat necrosis

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Additional conditions that can be caused by acute pancreatitis

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DIC
Shock
ARDS
Tetany

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Serum amylase findings in acute pancreatitis

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Markedly increased for first 24 hrs
Normal in 3-5 days

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Serum lipase findings in acute pancreatitis

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Elevated during 72-96 hrs

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Complications of acute pancreatitis

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Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pancreatic abscess
Acute kidney failure

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Cause of pancreatic pseudocyst in acute pancreatitis

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Persistent elevation of serum amylase

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Cause of pancreatic abscess in acute pancreatitis

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Infection with gram negative organisms

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26
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Cause of acute kidney failure in acute pancreatitis

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Acute tubular necrosis

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27
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Irreversible destruction of exocrine parenchyma and fibrosis, and loss of endocrine parenchyma in the pancreas

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Chronic pancreatitis

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28
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Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis

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Long term alcohol use

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Causes of chronic pancreatitis

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Alcoholism
Chronic pancreatic duct obstruction (calculi or neoplasm)
Autoimmune injury
Hereditary factors

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Chronic pancreatitis associated with a manifestation of systemic IgG related disease

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Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

31
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Histology shows swirling or storiform fibrosis and obliterative inflammation of the veins within the pancreas

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Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

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Dense lymphoplasmacytic inflammation of the pancreas that is enriched in IgG4 secreting plasma cells

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Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis associated with type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis

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Chronic pancreatitis characterized by neutrophilic infiltrates within the epithelium and lumen of medium-sized pancreatic ducts

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Type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis

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Gross morphology of chronic pancreatitis

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Gland is hard, sometimes with visibly dilated duct containing calcified concretions.

35
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Cause of chronic pancreatitis associated with ductal dilation and intraluminal protein plugs and calcifications

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Alcohol abuse

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Microscopy shows chronic inflammatory infiltrate that surrounds lobules and ducts, with sparing of the islets of Langerhans

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Chronic pancreatitis

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Microscopy shows extensive fibrosis and atrophy, dilated duct with inspissated concretions, and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates.

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Chronic pancreatitis

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CT scan findings of chronic pancreatitis

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Dystrophic calcifications within the pancreas

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Complications of chronic pancreatitis

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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency
Chronic malabsorption
DM type 1
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Pancreatic carcinoma

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Congenital pancreatic enzyme deficiencies

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Co-lipase deficiency
Lipase deficiency
Trypsinogen deficiency

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Two main functions of exocrine pancreas

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Secretion of digestive enzymes

Secretion of bicarbonate-rich fluid, to neutralize gastric acid

42
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What is a sign that pancreatic lipase secretion is reduced by >90%?

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Steatorrhea

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What is azotorrhea?

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Protein malabsorption

44
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Area of intra- or peri-pancreatic hemorrhagic fat necrosis walled off by fibrosis and granulation tissue

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Pancreatic pseudocyst

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Contents of pancreatic pseudocyst

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Fluid containing necrotic tissue and enzymes

46
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Possible outcomes of a pancreatic pseudocyst

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Spontaneous resolution
Compression of adjacent structures
Perforation

47
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Benign tumor of the pancreatic tail resulting from inactivation of VHL gene. Gross morphology shows honeycomb of microcystic spaces.

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Serous cystic neoplasm/cystadenoma of the pancreas

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Microscopy of this pancreatic growth shows cystic spaces lined by glycogen-rich cuboidal cells that contain thin, clear, straw-colored fluid

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Serous cystic neoplasm

49
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Treatment for serous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

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Surgical resection is curative

50
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Precursor lesion to invasive carcinoma of the pancreas

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Mucinous cystic neoplasms

51
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Genetic mutations associated with mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas

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KRAS mutation (50%)
RNF43 loss-of-function
TP53 and SMAD4

52
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Gross appearance of larger cystic spaces filled with thick, tenacious mucin on the pancreas

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Mucinous cystic neoplasms

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Microscopy of mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

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Cysts lined by mucin-producing epithelium
Dense, ovary-like stroma

54
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Treatment of benign mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

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Surgical resection is curative

55
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Prognosis of invasive adenocarcinoma in mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas

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50% die within 5 yrs

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Benign tumor of head of pancreas and major ducts that is seen in men. Can progress to invasive cancer.

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

57
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Genetic mutations of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of pancreas

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KRAS (80%)
RNF43
GNAS
TP53 and SMAD4

58
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Microscopy of pancreatic growth shows ducts filled with complex papillary projections lined by tall, columnar epithelial cells. Varying grades of dysplasia.

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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of pancreas

59
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Most common pancreatic carcinoma

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Infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma

60
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Third leading cause of cancer deaths in the US

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Pancreatic carcinoma

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Most common precursor lesion of pancreatic carcinoma

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Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN)

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Most common genetic mutation associated with pancreatic carcinoma

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Syndrome associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer

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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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Gross appearance of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Hard, stallate, gray-white, poorly defined mass

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Microscopy of pancreatic tumor shows abortive tubular structures or cell clusters, and aggressive and deeply infiltrative growth pattern. Tends to grow along nerves and invade into blood vessels.

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Pancreatic infiltrating ductal adenocarcinoma

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Courvoisier sign

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Palpably enlarged nontender gallbladder with mild painless jaundice

Associated with pancreatic carcinoma

67
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Trousseau sign

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Migratory thrombophlebitis caused by release of platelet-activating factors and procoagulants from tumor

Associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma

68
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Direct metastasis of pancreatic cancer tends to go where

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Spleen
Adrenals
Transverse colon
Stomach

69
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Primary areas of distant metastasis of pancreatic cancer

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Liver
Lungs

70
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Tumor markers associated with pancreatic cancer

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