lecture 12 cancer in the GI Flashcards
1
Q
most common tumours of the GI
A
adenocarcinome
2
Q
symptoms of GI cancer
A
wightloss
bleeding
pain
alteration of flow
3
Q
alterations of flow
A
dysphagia
diarrhoea
constipation
4
Q
occult poo
A
when you cant see it
5
Q
epigastric pai
A
foregut
6
Q
periumbiliacal pain
A
midgut
7
Q
pain of cancer
A
visecral - poorly localised
8
Q
usual spread
A
liver and lungs
9
Q
risk factors
A
diet - high carb and fat smoking alcohol inflammation genetic
10
Q
familial cancers
A
HNPCC
FAP
11
Q
oesophagus is lined with
A
squamous epithelium
12
Q
where do you find oesophageal squamous carcinoma
A
middle
13
Q
where are oesophageal adenocarcinomas
A
typically lower down
14
Q
adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus
A
barrettes
15
Q
in adenocarcinoma what is the change of the epithelium
A
squamous to columnar
