Pathology of the Stomach Flashcards
What are the cells that accumulate in an acute gastritis? Chronic?
Acute = PMNs Chronic = lymphocytes or plasma cells
Erosions of the stomach do not go past what layer of the GI tract? What happens it does?
Muscularis mucosa
Becomes an ulcer
What are the causes of acute gastritis?
- Disruption of the mucus layer
- Decrease bicarb secretion
- Decreased mucosal blood flow
What are the two major chemicals that are absorbed through the stomach?
NSAIDs and EtOH
How can renal disease lead to gastritis?
Uremia
What is the morphology of acute gastritis?
Hyperemia and edema with PMNs above the BM
What is the morphology of more severe gastritis?
Entire mucosal thickness eroded and/or hemorrhage.
What is acute erosive hemorrhagic gastritis?
When the mucus layer of the stomach has eroded away, and is bleeding
What are the ssx of acute gastritis?
Hematemesis
Melena
What is chronic gastritis?
Chronic mucosal inflammatory changes eventually leading to mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia
What CA can result from chronic gastritis?
Carcinoma
What is the autoimmune cause of gastric gastritis?
Pernicious anemia
What is the cause of granulomatous gastritis?
Crohn’s disease
What are the gram staining and morphological characteristics of chronic gastritis?
S shaped gram negative rod
Is H.Pylori invasive?
no
True or false: most H.pylori infections are asymptomatic
True
What are the risk factors of having an H.Pylori infection?
Increase peptic ulcer
carcinoma
Lymphoma
Where does H.pylori reside in the stomach?
In the mucus layer
What are the virulence factors that some strains of H.pylori produce? MOA?
CagA
VacA (forms vacuoles)
Both are inflammatory cytokines
True or false: H.pylori are flagellated
True
What are the protein that allow H.pylori to bind to the epithelial cells of the stomach?
Adhesins
What is a major cause of gastric epithelial degradation?
Pepsin is allowed in, degrading proteins
What is the major difference between acute an chronic gastritis secondary to H.pylori infection?
PMNs cause damage in chronic infections
Atrophy / dysplasia
What happens when H.pylori infections become symptomatic? (2 scenarios) where does this usually occur?
Increase acid and gastrin secretion. OR just increased gastrin.
usually occurs in the antrum.
Less commonly in the body
Autoimmune gastritis can have antibodies to what?
Parietal cells and IF
What are the microcytic anemias? (5)
Fe deficiency Chronic disease Pb exposure Sideroblastic Thalassemias
What is the MOA of CagA that H.pylori produces?
Activates IL-8, attracting PMNs
What are the histological characteristics of H.pylori dysplasia?
PMN infiltration
Dysplasia
What is the late morphology of Chronic gastritis?
Atrophy, dysplasia
carcinoma in situ
What is the early morphological characteristics of chronic gastritis?
Coarse, red mucosa; inflammatory infiltrate
What are the more severe morphological changes associated with chronic gastritis?
Variable atrophy
Thin, flattened mucosa
Regenerative changes