Gastroduodenal Tumors Flashcards
most common benign tumor of the stomach
Epithelial polyps
most common gastric polyp
Hyperplastic (regenerative
Three most common primary malignant gastric neoplasms
Adenocarcinoma (95%)
Lymphoma (4%)
Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) (1%)
most common genetic abnormalities in sporadic gastric cancer affect
p53 and COX-2 genes
Most common precursor of gastric CA the intestinal subtype
Atrophic Gastritis
common cell type arising in the stomach
Epithelial cell stromal GIST
most common site of duodenal CA
duodenal bulb
most common mesenchymal tumors in the small intestine
GI stromal tumors (GIST)
Five types of benign epithelial polyps
adenomatous, hyperplastic (regenerative), hamartomatous, inflammatory, and heterotopic
largest artery of the stomach
left gastric
where most of gastric CA arises
pyloric antrum
type of polyp that may undergo malignant transformation
adenomatous polyp
Benign submucosal fatty tumors that are usually asymptomatic, found incidentally on upper GI series or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
lipoma
4 subtypes of gastric ca
polypoid
fungating
ulcerative
scirrhous
common presentation of Scirrhous type
Linitis Plasctica