GI Pathology 1

Question 1

Give an overview of oral cavity and esophageal diseases

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Question 2

What is leukoplakia ?

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Question 3

Who is leukoplakia most common in?

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Older men

Question 4

Where does leukoplakia occur?

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Buccaneers mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth

Question 5

What are the associations of leukoplakia?

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Question 6

What does leukoplakia look like histologically?

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Question 7

What is erythroplakia?

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Question 8

What is oral hairy leukoplakia ?

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Question 9

Who usually gets squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?

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Question 10

What are the precursors of squamous cell carcinoma or the oral cavity?

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Question 11

What are the main risk factors of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?

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Question 12

What are the most common locations of the squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity?

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Question 13

Describe the histology and gross appearance of oral squamous cell carcinoma

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Question 14

What are the main causes of esophageal dysphasia?

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Question 15

What are symptoms & abnormalities of esophageal atresia ?

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Question 16

What are the types of esophageal atresia?

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Question 17

What are esophageal mucosal webs?

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Question 18

What are Esophageal/Schatzki rings?

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Question 19

What is achalasia?

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Question 20

What are the investigations of achalasia?

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Question 21

What’s the risk of malignancy of achalasia?

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5% squamous cell carcinoma

Question 22

What are the types of achalasia?

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Question 23

Contrast the desertion of esophageal lacerations

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Question 24

Contrast the etiopathogenesis of esophageal lacerations

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Question 25

What are the clinical features of esophageal lacerations?

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Mallory Weiss tears- hematemesis, vomitting, epigastric pain

Boerhaave syndrome- severe chest pain, hematemesis, septic shock, tachypnea, subcutaneous emphysema

Question 26

What are the treatments of esophageal lacerations?

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Mallory Weiss tears- usually heals on its own, no surgical intervention needed

Boerhaave syndrome- surgical intervention, emergency

Question 27

What does Mallory Weiss tear?

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Question 28

What are esophageal varices?

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Question 29

What can causes esophagitis?

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Question 30

What does esophageal varices look like ?

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Question 31

What is reflux esophagitis ?

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Question 32

Who most frequently gets reflux esophagitis?

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Question 33

What are the associated clinical conditions of reflux esophagitis?

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Question 34

What are the clinical features of reflux esophagitis?

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Question 35

What does reflux esophagitis look like?

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Question 36

What is Barrett esophagus?

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Question 37

Describe the epidemiology of Barrett esophagus

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Question 38

Describe the etiopathogenesis of Barrett esophagus

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Question 39

What are the morphological features of Barrett esophagus?

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Question 40

What are the clinical features and diagnosis of Barrett esophagus?

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Question 41

What are the neoplasms of esophagus?

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Question 42

What are the presentations of squamous cell carcinoma in the esophagus?

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Question 43

What are the risk factors of squamous cell carcinoma?

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Question 44

What are the growth patterns of squamous cell carcinoma? What are the modes of spread?

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Question 45

What does esophageal adenocarcinoma look like?

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