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Pathology of esophageal diseases Flashcards

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Non-neoplastic disorders of the esophagus:

Congenital and mechanical disorders:

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  • Agenesis
  • Atresia
  • diverticulum: Traction, Pulsion
  • Hiatus hernia
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Atresia

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failure of canalization

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Atresia: failure of canalization associated with

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tracheo esophageal-fistula

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Traction diverticulum:

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external forces pulling on the wall

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Pulsion diverticulum:

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forcible distension

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Pulsion diverticulum: e.g?

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Zenker diverticulum

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Hiatus hernia:

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protrusion of upper part of stomach into thorax

via diaphragmatic orifice

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Hiatus hernia:cause?

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increased intra-abdominal pressure and loss of

diaphragmatic muscular tone with ageing

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Hiatus hernia

Predisposing factors:

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obesity, lifting heavy loads,

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Sequnces of Hiatus hernia:

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regurgitation of gastric contents and GERD

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Ectopic gastric mucosa most commonly occurs in

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upper third of

esophagus

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Functional Esophageal obstruction

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Abnormal contraction of esophageal muscle

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Mechanical Abnormal contraction of esophageal muscle

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  • webs

- rings/Schatzki ring

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Diff btw webs/rings

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Webs: thin mucosal membrane that grows across the lumen

Rings or Schatzki ring: a ring of tissue near the end of esophagus

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Webs e.g?

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Plummer-Vinson syndrome

(Paterson-Brown Kelly syndrome):

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Symptoms of

Plummer-Vinson syndrome (Paterson-Brown Kelly syndrome):

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Dysphagia, 
Esophageal webs, 
Iron deficiency anemia,
Angular stomatitis, 
Atrophic tongue, 
Brittle nails, 
Increased incidence of post-cricoid carcinoma
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Plummer-Vinson syndrome (Paterson-Brown Kelly syndrome)

Cause?

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unclear

Probable mechanisms include iron and nutritional deficiencies,

genetic predisposition, and autoimmunity

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Rings or Schatzki ring:

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ring of tissue near the end of esophagus

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Achalasia (megaesophagus)

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LES fails to relax/open → stays contracted → food unable
to pass to stomach → accumulates in lower esophagus → esophagus dilates
(megaesophagus)]

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Achalasia (megaesophagus)

Symptoms

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triad
1-Incomplete LES relaxation (stays closed),
2-Increased LES tone( contracted),
3-esophageal aperistalsis (no peristalsis)

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Primary

Achalasia (megaesophagus)

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failure of distal esophageal inhibitory neurons, idiopathic

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Secondary

Achalasia (megaesophagus)

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Degenerative changes in neural innervation

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Secondary

Achalasia (megaesophagus) e.g?

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Chagas disease

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How Chagas disease can cause achalasia??

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Trypanosoma cruzi infection causes destruction of the

myenteric plexus, failure of LES relaxation, and esophageal dilatation

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Achalasia-like disease may be caused by:

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o diabetic autonomic neuropathy
o infiltrative disorders such as malignancy, amyloidosis, or sarcoidosis
o lesions of dorsal motor nuclei, which may be produced by polio or surgical
ablation

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Esophageal varices

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localized dilatations of veins

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Esophageal varices

Cause

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Portal hypertension → results in a porto-systemic shunt → esophageal veins
become congested and dilated →Protrude into esophageal lumen → easily traumatised
by passage of food → acute hemorrhage

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Esophageal varices complication

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Acute hemorrhage

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Esophageal varices

Commonly detected during

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Endoscopy

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Esophageal lacerations / mucosal injury

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Mallory-Weiss tears (most common)

Boerhaave’s syndrome

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Mallory-Weiss tears often induced by

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severe retching or vomiting or violent coughing

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Mallory-Weiss tears

pathophysiology

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reflex relaxation of the gastroesophageal musculature
fail during prolonged vomiting, with the result that refluxing
gastric contents cause the esophageal wall to stretch and tear

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Mallory-Weiss tears Patients usually present with

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hematemesis

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Mallory-Weiss tears result in

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linear lacerations (superficial and heal quickly without surgical intervention)
→ longitudinally oriented and usually cross the gastroesophageal junction (lower
esophagus)
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Boerhaave’s syndrome

Results in

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severe transmural esophageal tears (catastrophic and require surgical
intervention)

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Boerhaave’s syndrome lead to

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Mediastinitis ,

Subcutaneous emphysemia

37
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Boerhaave’s syndrome

Symptoms

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Mack let’s triad

  • vomiting
  • chest pain
  • SC emphysemia
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Esophagitis

Non-infectious:

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▪  Reflux 
▪  Barret’s 
▪  Eosinophilic 
▪  Extremely hot drinks
▪  Chemical (pill, chemotherapy, radiation, acids, alkali, alcohol):
39
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Non-infectious:
▪ Chemical
generally causes

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only self-

limited pain, particularly odynophagia (pain with swallowing)

40
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Pill induced esophagitis

Most commonly pills

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  • doxycycline

- bisphosphates

41
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Esophagitis
Infectious
common in——,

can be primary or———-

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immunocompromised

complicate a preexisting ulcer

42
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Infectious esophagitis
Viral?
Fungal?
Others?

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  • HSV ,CMV
  • candida, mucormycosis, aspergillosis
  • Tuberculosis, Crohn’s disease
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Candidiasis

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adherent, gray-white pseudo membranes composed of densely matted
fungal hyphae and inflammatory cells covering the mucosa

44
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Reflux esophagitis aka

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) → (reflux of gastric juices)

45
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Causes

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Decreased LES tone, 
increased abdominal pressure, 
Delayed gastric emptying and increased gastric volume ,
Alcohol and tobacco use,
Chocolate / fatty foods, 
Obesity, 
CNS depressants, 
Pregnancy, 
Hiatal hernia,
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GERD Pathogenesis:

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gastric acid + pepsin+ refluxed bile

47
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GERD

Morphology (histo):

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hyperaemia,
linear streaks (erosions, ulcers),
hyperplasia of epithelium and thickened basal layer,
elongated sub-epithelial papillae,
mixed inflammatory cells with scattered eosinophils (few)

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GERD common at — yrs

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40

49
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GERD symptoms

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Heartburn, dysphagia, sour-tasting gastric contents

Rarely: attacks of severe chest pain (may be mistaken by heart disease)

50
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GERD treatment

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proton pump inhibitors (reduces gastric acidity for symptomatic relief)

51
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GERD complications

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esophageal ulceration, 
hematemesis, 
melena (bloody/black stool),
stricture development, 
Barrett esophagus
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Barret esophagus (complication of chronic GERD)
Characterized by
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1-Intestinal metaplasia : change of normal esophageal epithelium [strat squamous] to intestinal [simple
columnar w/ goblet cells]

2-epithelial dysplasia

53
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change of normal esophageal epithelium [strat squamous] to intestinal [simple
columnar w/ goblet cells] especially in

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distal esophagus

54
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Barret esophagus affect

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White males; 40 and 60 years

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Barret esophagus increases risk of

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esophageal adenocarcinoma

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Barret esophagus

Gross:

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Tongues or patches of red,
velvety mucosa extending upward from the
gastroesophageal junction (indicates change to intestinal epithelium)

57
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Barret esophagus

histology:

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presence of goblet cells in esophageal mucosa

58
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Goblet stain

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Alcian blue stain shows the

blue- staining intestinal goblet cells) → DIAGNOSTIC

59
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Barret esophagus

diagnosis:

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  • abnormal mucosa above the GE junction (endoscopy) and
  • histologically documented gastric or intestinal metaplasia (biopsy) needed for diagnosis
    • symptoms of GERD
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epithelial dysplasia

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preinvasive lesion that develops in 0.2% to 1% of individuals with Barrett esophagus

➢ low grade or high grade or Intramucosal carcinoma

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What is recommended to do with patients w/ barret esophagus

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screening for dysplasia
high-grade dysplasia and intramucosal carcinoma, always require therapeutic
intervention

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Eosinophilic esophagitis

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➢ Chronic immunologically mediated disorder

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Eosinophilic esophagitis

Symptoms

A

Food impaction, dysphagia, feeding intolerance
➢ Patients also have atopy, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, asthma, peripheral
eosinophilia

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Eosinophilic esophagitis

Gross: Endoscopy reveals

A

circumferential rings

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Eosinophilic esophagitis

Histology:

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Infiltration by numerous eosinophils in proximal esophagus (much more
than GERD)

66
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Eosinophilic esophagitis

Treatment

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Poor response to proton pump inhibitors (treated w/ dietary restrictions)

67
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Most common Benign esophageal tumors:

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Leiomyomas (smooth muscle)

68
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Rarer Benign esophageal tumors:

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lipomas, hemangiomas, fibromas

69
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Benign esophageal tumors:

Squamous papilloma: linked to

A

human papilloma virus (HPV)

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Malignant esophageal tumors (cancers)

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  • Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (most common)
  • Esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC)
  • Keratosis palmoplantaris (tylosis) / esophageal cancer syndrome
  • Metastatic neoplasms to esophagus
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

More common in:
Affects:

A

Asia and Africa

adults older than 45 years, M:F=4:1, six times more in African Americans than whites

72
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

risk factors:

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alcohol, tobacco,
poverty,
caustic esophageal injury,
achalasia,
Plummer-Vinson syndrome,
frequent consumption of very hot beverages,
radiation therapy, Vitamin and mineral deficiencies, Lye strictures, Viruses (HPV 16, 18),
Genetic factors (Palmoplantar keratoderma /Tylosis)

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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) mostly occurs in

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middle third of esophagus

74
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

gross
❖ Early lesions

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: small, gray-white plaque like thickenings (superficial)

75
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

gross
❖ Later:

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polypoid,
ulcerated or diffusely infiltrative lesions that
spread within esophageal wall, where they can cause thickening, rigidity, and
luminal narrowing

76
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

histology

A

normal squamous epithelium and mild, moderate, or severe esophageal
squamous dysplasia

77
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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

symptoms

A

dysphagia to solids [80%], odynophagia (pain on swallowing), obstruction,
extreme weight loss (as consequences of both impaired nutrition and tumor-associated
cachexia), hemorrhage and sepsis (due to tumor ulceration)

78
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC)
Seen in
A

In the western world (USA, UK, Canada, Australia), incidence of SCC has reduced and AC
is higher

79
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  • Esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC)

Arises in a background of

A

Barrett esophagus and long-standing GERD

80
Q

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC)

➢ risk factors:
Affect?

A

documented dysplasia, tobacco, obese, radiation therapy

➢ whites; M:F = 7:1

81
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Esophageal adenocarcinoma (AC)

➢ pathogenesis

A

Barret esophagus progresses to AC
through the stepwise acquisition of genetic and
epigenetic changes (chromosomal abnormalities and
TP53 mutation are often present in early stages)

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