GI Neoplasia Flashcards
what is interchangeable with carcinoma in situ?
intraepithelial neoplasia
malignancy is defined by?
invasion/metastasis
aneuploidy?
more than 2 chromosomes, inappropriate numbers: chromosomal instability
proto-oncogenes need one or two hits?
one hit
how many hits for TSGs?
two hit
P53 active between which cell phases?
G1 and S
G2 and M
RBactive between which cell phases?
G1 and S
carcinoma is cancer of?
epithelium
sarcoma is cancer of?
mesenchymal
dysplasia signs? 3
disordered
premalignant lesion
mutations
cancer is defined by?
invasion and breach of basement membrane to stroma
bone is a common site for breast and prostate possibly due to?
similar micro environment
example of physiological metaplasia?
cervical transformation zone during menstrual cycle
pathological metaplasia in oesophagus?
barrett’s oesophagus due to chronic GORD
HPV is only on cervix?
ubiquitous: >150 serotypes
What are the high risk cancer HPVs?
16 and 18
What are the low risk cancer HPVs?
6 and 11
what part of HPV genes leads to cervical cancer?
E2 gene disruption during viral genome integration leads to too much E6, E7 then loss of p53 and Rb tumour suppressors
What does HPV E6 and E7 oncoproteins do?
inhibits tumour suppressor protein
cervix intraepithelial neoplasia increased risk are which 2 categories?
ClN2 and ClN3
diagnostic criteria for Barrett’s oesophagus?
endoscopic evidence of columnar
histo: metaplasia (goblet cells)
what gives you an increased 10% lifetime risk of oseophageal adenocarcinoma?
Barrett’s oesophagus
What is the most common familial colorectal cancer syndrome?
Lynch Syndrome
gland fusion or fusion with lamina propria is a feature of?
malignancy
what happens to nucleus of dysplastic cells?
loss of polarity
nuclear atypia
dysplastic changes to basement membrane?
separation of basal cell layer
fused glands in mucosa indicates what?
lamina propria invasion