GI pathology Flashcards
- Diseases of the GI tract can be classified as:
– Developmental disorders
– Inflammatory diseases
– Functional disorders
– Circulatory disturbances
– Neoplastic diseases
functions of the GI
esphogeal dx’s
– Hiatal hernia
– Reflux esophagitis
– Barrett esophagus
– Achalasia
– Esophageal varices
– Esophageal cancer
stomach dx’s
– Acute gastritis
– Chronic gastritis
– Peptic ulcer disease
– Stomach cancer
SI dx’s
– Meckel diverticulum
– Bowel obstruction
– Herniation
– Adhesions
– Intussusception
– Volvulus
– Adenocarcinoma
– Carcinoid tumor
LI dx’s
– Pseudomembraneous colitis
– Diverticulosis
– Crohn disease
– Ulcerative colitis
– Adenomatous polyps
– Colon cancer
Layers of the GI
- Mucosa
– Epithelium
– Lamina propria
– Muscularis mucosae - Submucosa
- Muscularis propria: inner circular and outer longitudinal
- adeventitia and serosa
Important Clinical Symptoms and Signs Relating to the GI System
- Dysphagia
- Vomiting
- Hematemesis
- Hematochezia
- Melena
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
- Odynophagia
- Dysphagia
- Vomiting
- Dysphagia –difficulty in swallowing
- Vomiting –expulsion of stomach contents through the mouth
- Hematemesis
- Hematochezia
- Hematemesis –vomiting of fresh, red blood
- Hematochezia –bright, red blood in stool
Melena
* Diarrhea
Melena –black, tarry feces
* Diarrhea –frequent, loose, watery bowel movements
- Constipation
- Odynophagia
- Constipation –hard feces that are difficult to eliminate
- Odynophagia –painful swallowing
subspecialty and types
Fiberoptic Endoscopy
Gastroenterology –a subspecialty
of Internal Medicine
* Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
(EGD) –upper GI endoscopy
* Colonoscopy –lower GI endoscopy
esphogus layers
- Mucosa
– Epithelium
– Lamina propria
– Muscularis mucosae - Submucosa
- Muscularis
Clinical Symptoms and Signs of
Esophageal Disease
- Dysphagia –difficulty in swallowing
- Odynophagia –pain on swallowing
- Heartburn –a burning behind the sternum -GERD
- Acid regurgitation into the mouth –a sign of GERD
type of disorder? dysfunction of? presentation?
Achalasia
a Functional (Motor) Disorder
* Dysfunction of ganglion cells of myenteric plexus (Auerbach plexus) prevents proper relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter - a motility disorder
* Presents with: Dysphagia, regurgitation, halitosis and proximal dilation
demo? dx? signs? increased risk for?
Plummer-Vinson Syndrome
(Paterson-Kelly Syndrome)
- Scandinavian, Northern European women
- Severe Fe-deficiency anemia
- Mucosal atrophy - atrophic glossitis
- Esophageal webs - dysphagia
- Increased risk for squamous cell carcinoma
– Esophagus
– Oropharynx
– Posterior Oral Cavity
usually form where?
Esophageal Varices due to:
- Portal hypertension produces venous dilation
usually develop in lower portion
leads to? mortality? advanced chirrhosis?
rupture of esphogeal varices
- Rupture leads to hematemesis and massive upper GI bleed
- Rupture of a varix is associated with high mortality
- Rupture of a varix accounts for half of the deaths in advanced cirrhosis
Mallory-weiss syndrome
- Mallory-Weiss tears are seen in chronic alcoholics, where violent retching causes esophageal lacerations
and hemorrhage
mallory weiss syndrome
Hiatal Hernia
- Diaphragmatic hernia - widened diaphragmatic hiatus allows protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm
- Gastroesophageal junction pulled into thorax causing GERD
presents with? risk for?
Barrett Esophagus
- Gastric metaplasia of lower esophageal mucosa - columnar epithelium replaces stratified squamous epithelium
- Presents with: Odynophagia, ulceration, hemorrhage
- at risk for Adenocarcinoma (now glandular tissue not squamous)
forms of esphogeal cancer
- Squamous cell
carcinoma - Adenocarcinoma -
Barrett esophagus
esphogeal cancer may present with
- Dysphagia due to
narrowing of lumen or
interference with
peristalsis
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
* demo? prognosis?
* common? US?
* where is esphogus?
* risk factors?
- Older adults, geographical variation,
poor prognosis - Squamous cell carcinoma most
common world-wide, but
adenocarcinoma of esophagus is
more common in the United States - Most common in middle third
- Alcohol and tobacco, Plummer-
Vinson syndrome, diet influence
incidence
SCC of LE
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
* where?
* risk factor?
* More common in US?
- Lower segment
- Barrett esophagus is a risk factor
- More common than squamous carcinoma in United States
progression of esphogeal adenocarcinomma
from lower portion esphogus
adenocarcinoma
stomach portions
cardia cell types
mucous cells
fundus cells
paritel, cheif and endocrine
body cells
paritel, cheif, endo
pylorus cells
mucus, endo, d cells
parietal cells release
HCL and IF (B12)
chief cells release
pepsinogen
endocrine/G cells release?
gastrin
Gastritis
- Inflammation of the
gastric mucosa
- Acute gastritis –
erosive, due to irritants
and NSAIDs
- Chronic gastritis –
erosive or non-erosive infectious or autoimmune
Acute Erosive Gastritis
* presentation
* erosions?
* causes?
* One of the major causes
of what in alcoholics?
- Epigastric burning, pain, nausea, vomiting
- Shallow erosions
- Causes: Asprin, NSAIDs, alcohol, stress, shock, sepsis
- One of the major causes of hematemesis in alcoholics
infectious chronic gastritis
the most common form of chronic gastritis is due to infection by Helicobacter pylori
AI chronic gastritis
autoantibodies to parietal
cells
Helicobacter Pylori Gastritis can lead to:
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Adenocarcinoma
- MALT Lymphoma (H. pylori is a potential human carcinogen)
gram/shape? biopsy/stain? breath test? Ab test?
H pylori
- Gram negative s-shaped rods
- Biopsy and silver stain
- Urea breath test
- Antibody test for H. pylori
additional path formed?
AI atrophic gastritis
- Autoantibodies against gastric parietal cells causes Gastric mucosal atrophy
- No intrinsic factor, low serum vitamin B12, pernicious anemia
erosion depth? due to?
Gastric Stress Ulcers
- Deeper than erosions, may extend to
muscularis - Severe stress - ICU patients (shock,
trauma, burns, sepsis)
solitary? mainly occur where?
peptic ulcer dx
- Most peptic ulcers are generally solitary lesions
- Most occur in the duodenum - 98% are located in the duodenum and stomach
demarcaation? base? chronic ones may exhibit what?
Characteristics/appearence? of Peptic Ulcers
Sharply-demarcated ulcer with a clean, smooth base
* Chronic lesions may exhibit puckering due to fibrosis
peptic ulcer
blood loss? signs? major cause of death?
Clinical Course of Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Acute/chronic blood loss
- Nausea, vomiting, hematemesis, melena/ heamtocheza
- Perforation - major cause of death in PUD
immeadiate and delayed pain relative to ulcer location
Immediate pain – gastric ulcer
Delayed pain - duodenal ulcer
Etiology of Peptic Ulcers
* factors? result?
* Infection by ?
* Drugs?
* Neuroendocrine?
- Multifactorial disease, decreased mucosal resistance
- Infection by H. pylori
- Drugs –aspirin, NSAIDs
- Neuroendocrine –hormonal hypersecretion syndromes
– Cushing Syndrome –corticosteroids
– Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome –gastrin
peptic ulcer formation diagram
bleedings (types and signs)? perforation? stenosis? pancreas?
Complications of Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Minor hemorrhage –melena, iron deficiency anemia
- Major hemorrhage -hematemesis
- Perforation - peritonitis
- Stenosis and obstruction
- Penetration into pancreas
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Gastrin-secreting tumor in pancreas or duodenum (“gastrinoma”)
* Hypergastrinemia causes hypersecretion of gastric acid
* Severe peptic ulcer disease with multiple ulcers in unusual locations
demo/prognosis? dietary? predepositions to this?
gastric adenocarcinoma
- Older individuals, poor
prognosis - Smoked fish –nitrosamines
- Predispostion to gastric
cancer
– H. pylori infection
– Chronic atrophic gastritis
– Gastric adenomatous polyps
Gastric Adenocarcinoma location
- Lesser curve of antro-
pyloric region
types of gastric adenocarcinomas
intestinal and diffuse
- Intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma
bulky tumors composed of glandular structures
- Diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma
- Diffuse type -infiltrative growth of poorly-differentiated cells (linitis plastica)
Krukenberg Tumor
- Metastatic adenocarcinoma to
ovaries - Bilateral ovarian metastases
- Frequently of gastric origin - mucus-
producing cells
mainly? types?
Gastrointestinal Tract Lymphoma
Mainly Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
* Primary lymphomas -MALT-omas and other NHLs
* Secondary lymphomas - extranodal spread to GI
associated with what infection? tx?
Gastric MALT Lymphoma
- MALT lymphomas - B cell lymphomas of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid
Tissue - Associated with Helicobacter pylori infection –may regress with H. pylori treatment
most common site of extranodal lymphomas in the GI
stomach
SI structure
Meckel Diverticulum
- Developmental defect of ileum - a blind pouch containing all layers
- “Left-sided appendix” -may produce symptoms similar to appendicitis
from left side of ileum
meckel diverticulum
possible bowel obstructions at SI
herniation
intussception
adhesions
volvulus
due to? possible locations?
herinations
Weakness in peritoneum, outbulge of intestines that will be strangled=infarct
* Inguinal
* Femoral
* Umbilicus
* Incisional
umbilcal hernia
inguinal/scrotal hernia
herniation thru inguinal canal
Adhesions
* They are usually
sequelae of?
- Fibrotic bridges of
peritoneum - May trap and kink
bowel segments - They are usually
sequelae of prior
surgery or infection
adhesion
Intussusception
* possible cause?
- Small intestine invaginates into itself -
intussusceptum becomes necrotic
unless everted - Small pedunculated tumors carried by
peristalsis may pull forward the loop to
which it is attached
most common location? result?
Volvulus
- Rotation of a loop of intestine about
its own mesenteric root - Most common in small intestine and
sigmoid colon - Volvulus undergoes necrosis
adenocarcinomas in SI?
rare
grade? app? cells? where/most commonly? may produce?
carcinoid tumor of SI
- A low-grade malignancy of neuroendocrine cells, appearing as mucosal nodules
- May occur throughout gastrointestinal tract but are most common in appendix
- May produce hormones, such as serotonin
Carcinoid Syndrome
* Caused by?
* result?
- Caused by a serotonin-producing carcinoid tumor that is asymptomatic until metastasis to the liver
- The serotonin that is no longer metabolized by the liver causes cramping, diarrhea, flushing and
bronchospasm
what cells are abundant with carcinoid SI tumors?
NE cells
acute ischemic bowel dx
ischemia of Aa that can effect dif layers of intestine
mucosal infarct: only mucosa
mural infarction: mucosa and submucosa
transmural infarct: all layers
colon vs SI app
NS in colon
- Enteric nervous system - myenteric
(Auerbach) and submucosal plexus
(Meissner)
colon is colonized by?
Colonized by non-pathogenic strains of bacteria
presentation? tx?
hirschsprung dx
congenital megacolon
* Developmental defect of enteric nervous system - agangliosis of
terminal colon (myenteric plexus)
* Chronic constipation, proximal dilation
* Resection of aganglionic segment
associated with? may become?
Diverticulosis
- Consist of out-pouchings of mucosa and submucosa through muscular layer of colon
- Associated with a low bulk diet, straining during defecation
- May become inflamed (diverticulitis)
diverticulosis
Intestinal Polyps types
neoplastic and. non-neoplastic
neoplastic polyps
adenomatous polyps/ adenomas
– Tubular adenoma
– Villous adenoma
types of?
non-neoplastic polyps
– Hyperplastic polyp –most common
– Hamartomatous polyp -
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome
Hyperplastic Polyp
- Non-neoplastic hyperplasia of epithelium, most common
- Not pre-malignant
hyperplastic polyp
app? assoiated with? risk for? malignant?
Hamartomatous Polyp
- Large, pedunculated polyp, consisting of all layers of the mucosa
- May be associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Risk for intussusception
- No malignant change
hamartomatous polyp
Peutz-Jegher Syndrome
* iheritence?
* Pigmented macules where?
* polyps?
* Increased risk for?
- Autosomal dominant
- Pigmented macules of oral mucosa and perioral skin
- Hamartomatous polyps of bowel
- Increased risk for adenocarcinoma outside GI tract - pancreas, breast, lung, ovary, uterus
peutz-jhager
tubular adenomas
- tubular glands, frequently
pedunculated
neoplastic polyp
villus adenoma
villous projections, frequently
sessile
neoplastic polyp
most common neoplastic polyp
tubular
tubular polyp malignant transformation
LOW, <5%
tx tubular adenomas
endoscopic polyectomy
tubular adenoma
tubular adenoma
Villous Adenoma
commonality?
malignant transformation?
endoscopic removal?
tx?
- Least common neoplastic polyp
- 50% malignant transformation
- Endoscopic removal often not possible
often colon resection
villus adenoma
- Third most common cause of cancer death
colonic adenocarcinoma
demo of colonic adenocarcinoma
- Older adults, unless predisposing condition (ulcerative colitis, hereditary colon cancer syndrome –Gardner syndrome)
- Dietary risk factors of colonic adenocarcinoma
- high caloric intake, high fat, red meat, high refined carbohydrates, low fiber
mutations of what genes?
Adenoma - Carcinoma Sequence
Accumulation of mutations in tumor supressor genes and proto-oncogenes
most common site colonic adenocarcinoma
sigmoid colon
left side adenomcarcinoma
- circumferential, napkin-ring lesion producing narrowing of
lumen
right side colonic adenocarcinoma
- exophytic, polypoid, crater-like ulcerations with rolled
borders
where else could an adenocarcinoma occur
rectal adenocarcinoma, easy to detect
can colonic adenocarsinomas metastisize
yes
Staging of Colon Cancer
Stage is most important prognostic indicator, based on layers involved
Hereditary Colonic Cancer Syndromes inheritence
–Autosomal Dominant
Hereditary Colonic Cancer Syndromes
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (garner syndrome)
- Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC)
presentation? malignant?
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (FAP)/ garner syndrome
multiple tubular adenomas, 100% malignant transformation
oral/skin presentations
garner syndrome
a variant of FAP with multiple supernumerary teeth, jaw bone densities, multiple osteomas, fibromatosis, epidermal inclusion cysts
presentation? increased risk of cancer outside GI?
- Hereditary Non-Polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) -
colonic cancer unrelated to adenomas
– Increased risk of endometrial and ovarian cancers
colostomy
removal and resection of colon in response to colonic cancer
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Two chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorders of unknown etiology
* Crohn Disease
* Ulcerative Colitis
IBS immune response
- Exaggerated and unregulated local immune respose in genetically susceptable individuals
where? from of inflamm? granulomas? signs?
chrons disease
- Any level of GI tract, mouth to anus, most often distal ileum and colon
- Transmural inflammation, thickened intestinal wall
- Sarcoid-like non-caseating
granulomas - Pain, diarrhea, fissure and
fistula formation
transmural inflammation-chrons
granulomatous inflammation- LI= chrons
mucosa of chrons
cobblestoned and thickened mucosa
chrons disease fistula
perianal fistulas form
Fistula –an abnormal channel between two hollow organs or between a hollow organ and the skin surface
malabsorption and addtional patholgy associated w chrons
Malabsorption may occur =vitamin K-dependent clotting factor deficiency/ bleeding diathesis
Oral Manifestations of Crohn Disease
- Aphthous-like lesions
- Granulomatous nodules
picture
Oral granulomatous nodules of chrons
apthous-like lesion of chrons
increased risk of? thinning of? location? symptoms?
Ulcerative Colitis
Chronic inflammatory disease with
increased risk of malignancy
* Thinning of intestinal wall, limited to
colon and rectum
* Relapsing diarrhea, pain
inflammtion of ulcerative colitis
not transmural, limited to mucosa
abcesses of ulcerative colitis
- Crypt abscesses- accumulation of neutrophils within colonic crypts are signs of active inflammation
crypt abcess of ulcerative colitis
pseudopolyps
seen in ulcerative colitis-Remnants of colonic mucosa surrounded by ulceration
Pyostomatitis Vegetans
- Oral lesions of ulcerative colitis
- Small, yellow superficial pustules
Pyostomatitis Vegetans- ulcerative colitis
Crohn Disease vs Ulcerative Colitis
Region
Distribution,
Wall
Inflammation
Ulcers
Granulomas
Fistulae
Malabsorption
Malignant risk
complications?
appendicitis
- An acute bacterial infection of appendix
- Complications may include rupture and peritonitis
Appendicitis –Obstruction of Lumen mechanisms
- Fecalith- inspissated fecal material
- Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia – response to viral infection
- Neoplasm –carcinoid tumor
inflam? ulceration? affected layers? complications?
Acute Appendicitis
Acute inflammation, mucosal ulceration
* Transmural inflammation
* Serositis
* Peritonitis
signs of acute appendicits
- Right lower quadrant pain, rebound
tenderness - Leukocytosis, fever, nausea, vomiting
cause?
Hemorrhoids
- Varicose dilation of hemorroidal venous plexus at anorectal junction
- Increased venous pressure may be associated with pregnancy, chronic
constipation, portal hypertension
hemrroid treatment
surgical reapir
malabsorption and addtional patholgy associated w chrons
malabsorption=vita K def causing def of K dependent clotting factors