GI Pathology 1 Flashcards
Give an overview of oral cavity and esophageal diseases
What is leukoplakia ?
Who is leukoplakia most common in?
Older men
Where does leukoplakia occur?
Buccaneers mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth
What are the associations of leukoplakia?
What does leukoplakia look like histologically?
What is erythroplakia?
What is oral hairy leukoplakia ?
Who usually gets squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?
What are the precursors of squamous cell carcinoma or the oral cavity?
What are the main risk factors of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?
What are the most common locations of the squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?
Describe the histology and gross appearance of oral squamous cell carcinoma
What are the main causes of esophageal dysphasia?
What are symptoms & abnormalities of esophageal atresia ?
What are the types of esophageal atresia?
What are esophageal mucosal webs?
What are Esophageal/Schatzki rings?
What is achalasia?
What are the investigations of achalasia?
What’s the risk of malignancy of achalasia?
5% squamous cell carcinoma
What are the types of achalasia?
Contrast the desertion of esophageal lacerations
Contrast the etiopathogenesis of esophageal lacerations
What are the clinical features of esophageal lacerations?
Mallory Weiss tears- hematemesis, vomitting, epigastric pain
Boerhaave syndrome- severe chest pain, hematemesis, septic shock, tachypnea, subcutaneous emphysema
What are the treatments of esophageal lacerations?
Mallory Weiss tears- usually heals on its own, no surgical intervention needed
Boerhaave syndrome- surgical intervention, emergency
What does Mallory Weiss tear?
What are esophageal varices?
What can causes esophagitis?
What does esophageal varices look like ?
What is reflux esophagitis ?
Who most frequently gets reflux esophagitis?
What are the associated clinical conditions of reflux esophagitis?
What are the clinical features of reflux esophagitis?
What does reflux esophagitis look like?
What is Barrett esophagus?
Describe the epidemiology of Barrett esophagus
Describe the etiopathogenesis of Barrett esophagus
What are the morphological features of Barrett esophagus?
What are the clinical features and diagnosis of Barrett esophagus?
What are the neoplasms of esophagus?
What are the presentations of squamous cell carcinoma in the esophagus?
What are the risk factors of squamous cell carcinoma?
What are the growth patterns of squamous cell carcinoma? What are the modes of spread?
What does esophageal adenocarcinoma look like?
