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Etiologies of Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

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Autosomal dominant

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Etiologies of Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Autosomal dominant

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Characteristics of pt’s with Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

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  • 75% have pancreatic cysts
  • Neuroendocrine tumors - related to, or involving, the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands
  • Renal cell carcinoma
  • Eye tumors
  • Brain/spinal cord lesions
  • Pheochromocytomas
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Clinical signs of Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

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  • Asymptomatic
  • Pain/pressure/jaundice if obstruction of the bile ducts occurs
  • HTN w/ pheochromocytomas
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Sonographic appearance of Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

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  • Single or multiple of various sizes
  • Size and number of cysts can increase with age
  • 72% found in patient at autopsy
  • 25% found in patients with ultrasound
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What percentage of pancreatic cysts does neoplastic cysts make up?

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10-15%

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What are the 2 types of neoplastic cysts?

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  • Microcystic adenoma (serous)

- Macrocystic adenocarcinoma (mucinous)

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Where is Microcystic Adenoma Found?

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  • Rare
  • Benign
  • Elderly women
  • No potential for malignency
  • Seen in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
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Where is Macrocystic Adenocarcinoma Found?

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  • Rare
  • Significant malignancy potential
  • Slow growing
  • 35-60% found in body and tail, only 5% found in head
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Clinical Signs of Microcystic Adenoma (Cystadenoma)

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  • Asymptomatic
  • More frequent in females
  • People over 60yo
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Labs associated with microcystic adenoma (cystadenoma)

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  • None specific

- Increase in amylase

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Sonographic appearance of microcystic adenoma (cystadenoma)

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  • Large, well circumscribed lesion with multiple tiny cysts

- Cyst size varies from 1-20mm

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Clinical signs of macrocystic adenocarcinoma (cystadenoma)

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  • Non-specific abd. epigastic pain
  • Palpable mass
  • Concurrent disease, such as diabetes, calculous disease of biliary tree, arterial hypertension
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Sonographic appearance of macrocystic adenocarcinoma (cystadenoma)

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  • Well circumscribed
  • Thin or thick walled
  • Uni- or multi-loculared
  • > 20mm in size
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Etiology of Adenocarcinoma

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  • Most common primary tumor of the pancreas
  • 60-70% occur in the head of pancreas
  • Involves the EXOCRINE!!! portion of gland
  • > 90% of all malignant tumors of the pancreas
  • 4th leading cause of cancer death, behind lung, breast, & colon
  • Rare before 40yo. 2/3 present after 60.
  • More common in males!!!
  • Poor prognosis. Mean average survival time is 2-3 months
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Clinical signs of Adenocarcinoma

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  • Symptoms appear late in disease
  • Pain radiating to back, dull ache in mid epigastrium
  • Painless jaundice
  • N/V
  • Weight loss!!!!!
  • Clay colored stools
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Labs associated with Adenocarcinoma

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-Increased bilirubin (direct or indirect???)

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Etiology of Islet Cell Tumors

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  • Endocrine!!!
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Of, or relating too, or involving the interaction between the nervous system and the hormones of the endocrine glands
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Characteristics of Non-Functioning Islet Cell Tumors

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  • Make up 1/3 of all islet cell tumors
  • 92% of these are malignant
  • Slow growth rate
  • Typically no distant metastasis
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Characteristics of Functional Islet Cell Tumors

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  • Typically benign

- Produce symptoms

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Types of Functional Islet Cell Tumors

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  • Insulinoma
  • Gastrinoma
  • Glucagonoma (highly malignant)
  • Vipoma (highly malignant)
  • Somtostinoma
  • Last 3 are rare
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Clinical signs of Insulinoma

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  • Most common islet cell tumor (60%)
  • 10% will be malignant
  • Produces too much insulin
  • Pt will present with hypoglycemia
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Labs associated with insulinoma

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-Low glucose

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Sonographic appearance of insulinoma

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-Well defined, small, hypoechoic mass

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Clinical signs of gastrinoma

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  • 2nd most common functional tumor (18%)
  • Higher malignancy rate of 25-60%
  • Produces a syndrome known as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
  • Pt presents with diarrhea and peptic ulcer disease (PUD)
  • Mean age at presentation is 50yo
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What is cystic fibrosis?

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  • Common hereditary disease which affects the entire body causing progressive disability and often early death.
  • Name refers to the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas, first recognized in the 30s
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Sonographic appearance of cystic fibrosis

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  • Increased echogenicity - caused by fibrosis and fatty replacement
  • Cysts are very tiny and unresolvable for US

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