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GI Malignancy Flashcards

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What are the key symptoms for upper GI malignancy?

A

Dysphagia
Epigastric pain
Jaundice

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What are the key symptoms for lower GI malignancy?

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Bowel obstruction
PR bleeding
Change in bowel habit

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3
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What are the red flags with dysphagia?

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ALARM

Anaemia 
Loss of weight 
Anorexia
Recent onset of progressive symptoms 
Masses/melaena
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4
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How does oesophageal carcinoma present?

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Progressive dysphagia

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What type of cancer can effect the oesophagus?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

Adenocarcinoma

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What are risk factors for oesophageal cancer?

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Smoking

Barrett’s oesophagus - GORD

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What are red flag features associated with epigastric pain?

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Melaena

Haematemesis

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What type of cancer typically effects the stomach?

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Adenocarcinoma

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9
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Where does gastric cancer typically effect?

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Cardia

Antrum

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What other cancers can occur in the stomach?

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Gastric lymphoma

GISTs - gastrointestinal stromal tumours

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What is gastric lymphoma?

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MALT tissue

Associated with H.pylori

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What are red flags associated with jaundice?

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Hepatomegaly - irregular border
Unintentional weight loss
Ascites
Painless

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What are risk factors for pancreatic cancer?

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Family history
Smoking
Chronic pancreatitis

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What type of cancer effects the large bowel?

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Adenocarcinoma

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What are the risk factors for bowel cancer?

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Family history
IBD
Polyposis syndromes
Low fibre diet

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How is bowel cancer screened for?

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Faecal occult blood samples

17
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What are the type of small bowel cancer?

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Stromal 
Lymphoma
Adenocarcinoma
Sarcoma 
Carcinoid tumours
18
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What are risk factors for small bowel cancer?

A

IBD
Coeliac disease
FAP
Poor diet

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