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What kind of cells make up serosa?

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mesothelial cells –> if none, it is called an adventitia

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Smooth muscle tumors of GI tract

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leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma (rare in GI)

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Most common mesenchymal tumor of esophagus?

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leiomyoma –> lower 1/3 of esophagus, often presents with dysphagia

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What is the term to describe multiple leiomyomas in the esophagus?

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esophageal leiomyomatosis

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How do leiomyomas appear on colonoscopy?

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incidental small nodules

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How common are leiomyomas in stomach and small intestine?

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rare

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GIST stands for…

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gastrointestinal stromal tumor

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What is the most common mesenchymal tumor of entire GI tract?

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GIST –> most in stomach/small intestine vs leiomyoma in esophagus and colon

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Immunohistochemistry findings in GIST

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ckit/CD117 + and driven by KIT, PDGRFA/SDH mutations

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What cells do GIST tumors derive from/differentiate to?

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interstitial cells of Cajal

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In which GI layers do GIST occur?

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near the 2 plexi so around MM/submucosa/MP –> will appear submucosal vs epithelial

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GIST morphologies

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spindle cell (ice cream cone), epithelioid (plump, prominent nucleoli)

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T/F a large portion of GISTs do not stain with Kit

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F –> a very small minority: 5% do not stain

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c-Kit negative GISTs are more likely to have what morphology and what mutations?

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epithelioid morphology and PDGFRA mutation

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What IHC might be used in c-kit negative cases?

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dog1

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Tx of GIST

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surgical resection, imatinib (based on mutation), sunitibe malate for those with imatinib resistance

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80% of GIST have a mutation in what gene?

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KIT

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5-7% of GIST have a mutation in what gene?

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PDGFRA

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What are wildtype GIST?

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10-15% without a mutation in either KIT or PDGFRA

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What kinds of people have SDH mutations that lead to GIST?

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pediatric gastric GIST

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T/F Imatinib response in GIST depends on the specific mutation you have.

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T –> e.g. Exon 11 kit is best response and exon 18 PDGFRA is resistant

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What is better? gastric or small intestine GIST

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gastric GISTs do better

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3 factors that determine GIST behavior

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location, size, mitotic count

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Benign or malignant? stomach gists

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20% malignant

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Benign or malignant? small intestine gists
50% malignant
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Benign or malignant? esophagus/colon gists
malignant
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2 important hereditary associations with GIST
NF1, Carney's triad
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What is Carney's triad?
young females with gastric epithelioid GISTs, pulmonary chondroma/hamartomas, paraganglionomas
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How can you tell the difference between a neuroendocrine cell and a paneth cell on histology?
neuroendocrine cells have granules facing away from lumen
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2 types of neuroendocrine tumors
well differentiated/carcinoid and poorly differentiated
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T/F Well-differentiated NETs are functional
F --> some can be functional and secrete hormone and others can be non functional
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2 types of poorly differentiated NETs
small cell and large cell (more cytoplasm, less common)
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Endoscopic view of NET
yellow tinged sessile nodules with intact surface +/- erosion
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In which GI layer do NETs develop?
mucosal/submucosal junction
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Cytology of NETs
salt n pepper nuclear chromatin
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NET IHC (3) markers
synaptophysin, chromogranin, CD56
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Are functional NETs of the luminal GI tract more or less aggressive than tumors of the pancreas or nonfunctional NETs?
more aggressive
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What is carcinoid syndrome caused by?
increased serotonin produced by an NET
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Carcinoid syndrome clinical findings
serotonin --> flushing of skin, diarrhea/cramps, right side heart disease via fibrosis of tricuspid, increased 5-hiaa urine execretion
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Why does carcinoid syndrome usually imply metastatic disease?
when the primary tumor is in the GI tract, serotonin is inactivated in liver by first pass ---> carcinoid presents once there are mets to the liver and serotonin can no longer be broken down
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T/F gastrinomas arise from the duodenum
F --> 50% pancreas, 50% duodenum 1st/2nd parts
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What syndrome is associated with gastrinomas?
MEN1 (25%), ZES (peptic ulcers, enlarge rugae, diarrhea)
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T/F gastrinomas are usually indolent
F --> 70% metastasize aggressively --> also, no first pass metabolism since degraded in kidney --> therefore, can have a funcitonal tumor without a met
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Dx of gastrinoma
increase in serum gastrin
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Most common site for extranodal lymphomas
GI tract (stomach > small intestine/colon)
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Predisposing factors for extranodal lymphomas
Hpylori, celiac disease, IBD, immunodeficiency
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3 groups of low grade B cell lymphomas
marginal zone/MALT, follicular, mantle cell
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2 groups of high grade B cell lymphomas
diffuse large B-cell, Burkitt
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T cell lymphoma of GI tract
enteropathy type T-cell lymphoma
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B cell migration path
bone marrow --> naive cells of the mantle zone --> germinal center --> paracortex or marginal zone or die
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Most common lymphoma in stomach?
MALT
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Most common lymphoma in small bowel?
follicular
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Most common lymphoma in colon?
mantle zone
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Most common association with MALT lymphoma?
Hpylori
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How aggressive is MALT lymphoma?
indolent --> 5 year survival = 90 5, 75% respond to hpylori eradication via antibiotics
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3 features of MALT lymphomas that do not respond to Hpylori eradication?
t(11:18) API2-MALT1, transformation to DLBCL, spread byeond stomach * can try surgery, radiation, chemo
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Most important MALT lymphoma translocation
t(11:18) API2-MALT1 aka the one that persists after Hpylori is treated
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MALT lymphoma histology
intact germinal center, expanded marginal zone, lymphoepithelial lesion, monocytoid halo around cell
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2 presentations of follicular lymphoma
mass (duodenum, favorable), 50% as lymphomatous polyposis (polyps)
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Diff Dx of lymphomatous polyposis
reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (HIV/immunodeficiency), Mantle zone lymphoma of colon, follicular lymphoma (50% of them present like this, usually in small bowel)
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Most common translocation in follicular lymphoma?
t(14:18) BCL2
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Function of BCL2
prevents cells from undergoing apoptosis
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How do you distinguish follicular lymphoma from follicular hyperplasia?
BCL2+ vs BCL2-
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Can you dx lymphoma based on BCL2?
no --> it is normally expressed in non-germinal center cells...but if it's in germinal center, it's neoplastic
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How does mantle cell lymphoma present?
colonic lymphomatous polyposis
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Mantle cell lymphoma prognosis
terrible --> it's very aggressive
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Histologic appearance of mantle cell lymphoma
colon with vaguely nodular lymphoid aggregate with monomorphic cells/round, slightly celfted
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Main translocation in mantle cell lymphoma?
t(11,14) cyclin d1/BCL1-Ig
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What is cyclin d1?
promoter of cell cycle progression overexpressed in mantle cell lymphoma
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Dx of mantle cell lymphoma?
IHC of NUCLEAR cyclin D1
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Most common lymphoma of the whole GI tract?
DLBCL
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DLBCL prognosis
bad --> very aggressive
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DLBCL morphology
large lymphocytes with a high proliferation rate
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Burkitt lymphoma derives what cells?
germinal center B cells
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Morphology of Burkitt
starry sky due to tingible body macrophages in a sea of medium lymphocytes
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Burkitt prognosis
high grade/aggressive
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Most common translocation in Burkitt?
t(8:14) c-myc-IgH (80% of cases)
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What kind of Burkitt presents in abdomen?
non-endemic sporadic variant --> adult abdomens (5% EBV+)
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What lymphoma has a high association with celiac disease?
enteropathy type T cell --> jejunum and ileum
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What condition often precedes enteropathy type t cell lymphoma?
refractory sprue
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Prognosis of enteropathy type t cell lymphoma?
aggressive --> median survival of 3 months
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Histologic presentation of enteropathy type t cell lymphoma
variable sized lymphocytes (some are intraepithelial) with mixed inflammatory background
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Dx of enteropathy type t cell lymphoma
cellular atypia, aberrant tcell antigen expression (loss of CD8), clonality

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