Stomach Flashcards
1
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Gastric anatomy
- Draw the 5 areas.
- Where is the duodenal bulb?
A
- See below.
- Duodenal bulb is the bulbous part, immediately distal to the pyloric sphincter.
2
Q
Location-based trivia; name the common locations of the following entities:
- H. pylori gastritis
- Zollinger-Ellison
- Crohns
- Menetrier’s
- Lymphoma
A
- antrum
- duodenal bulb: recall the Z-E triangle
- uncommon in stomach, but when it is, it likes the antrum
- fundus; classically spares the antrum
- crosses the pylorus; although adenoca does it more
3
Q
Thickened gastric folds:
- What is the typical look of gastritis on CT and how do you differentiate from adenoca or lymphoma?
A
- Nodular, low-density submucosal edema.
* Erosions may be present.
4
Q
Thickened gastric folds: Menetrier disease
- What causes this?
- Epi-2 and causes.
- What happens to pts clinically?
- Ix app-3.
A
- It’s idiopathic.
- Bimodal: kids and adults.
- Kids: CMV-related.
- They lose albumin from loss into the gastric lumen/gastritis.
- Affects the fundus, spares the antrum.
- Thickened gastric folds.
5
Q
Benign gastric masses: GIST
- Commonality.
- Most common site in GI tract?
- Age group?
- 2 associated syndromes.
- Are associated LNs common?
- Appearance of malignant GISTs.
A
- Most common mesenchymal tumour of the GI tract.
- 70% in stomach.
- Old people: rare before 40 yrs.
- Carneys & NF-1.
- NO ASSOCIATED LYMPH NODES!
- Large (>10cm) w/ ulceration, central necrosis & possible perforation.
6
Q
Which syndrome features GISTs, in a triad?
A
Carney’s triad (Carneys _E_at _G_arbage)
- chondromas: pulmonary (aka hamartoma)
- extra-adrenal pheo
- GIST
7
Q
- Name the 3 famous gastric cancer nodes & locations.
A
- Irish node: axillary.
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Virchow node/Troisier’s sign: L supraclavicular.
- Troisier’s sign = hard/enlarged L supraclavicular node, considered a sign of abdo mets.
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Sister Mary Joseph nodule: umbilical.
- Sister Mary Joseph (Julia) Dempsey (1856-1939) was the surgical assistant to William Mayo in the early days of the Mayo Clinic. She noted this finding in the umbilicus of pts w/advanced malignancy & published a paper on it. It is the only sign in clinical medicine named after a nurse.
8
Q
Malignant gastric masses: gastric cancer
- 2 types & prevalence of each.
- Age group
- Biggest RF
- Name of entity when it spreads to the ovary
- Risk of gastric carcinoma in a gastroenterostomy remnant.
- What is linitis plastica?
A
- Adeno (95%); lymphoma (5%).
- 70 yrs median age.
- H. pylori.
- Krukenberg tumour
- 2-6x increased risk
- Leather bottle stomach (see below), which is a result of scirrhous adenoca from either breast or lung mets.
9
Q
Malignant gastric masses: GIST (malignant)
- Most common organ of origin?
- Appearance?
- Do they cause gastric outlet obstruction?
A
- Stomach.
- Large (>10cm), soft tissue density mass, w/exophytic extension, central necrosis & mucosal ulceration.
- Rarely.
10
Q
Malignant gastric masses: lymphoma
- 2 pathologic types.
- Which lymphoma is the stomach most common extranodal site?
- What does lymphoma tend to do (2)?
- Which gastric ca more commonly crosses the pylorus & why?
- What is an important Tx point?
A
- Primary (MALT); secondary (systemic lymphoma).
- NHL.
- Even when extensive, will not cause obstruction; also, it likes to cross the pylorus.
- Gastric adeno, technically, does this more often as it’s way more commone (95% of all gastric ca).
- Gastric lymphoma may rupture w/chemo.
11
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Malignant gastric masses: mets
- Commonality?
- Most common culprit?
A
- Very rare.
- Melanoma, just like the GB and spleen.
12
Q
Gastric ulcers: benign vs. malignant
- Draw the table comparing them.
- Which Aunt Minnie signs are associated w/each?
A
- See below.
- Aunt Minnie’s:
- Carmen meniscus = malignant
- Hampton’s line = benign
13
Q
Gastric ulcers: chronic aspirin use
- Prevalence in chronic aspirin users.
- What is the buzzword here?
- Where does aspirin not cause ulcers?
- …and if you see multiple ulcers in that location, what entity should you consider?
A
- ~80%.
- Multiple gastric ulcers.
- The duodenum.
- Zollinger-Ellison.
14
Q
Misc. gastric: ram’s horn deformity
- Aka?
- What is the path here?
- DDx-6
A
- Pseudo-Billroth 1, as it looks like the pylorus is removed.
- Scarring occurs which causes tapering of the antrum, so the stomach looks like a ram’s horn.
- DDx:
- peptic ulcers
- Crohns
- sarcoid
- TB
- syphilis
- scirrhous carcinoma
15
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Misc. gastric: gastric volvulus
- Defn.
- 2 types, describe each.
- RFs-2 for the first.
- Which is more common in adults vs. kids?
- Classic triad presentation?
A
- The stomach twists on its mesentery at least 180° to cause obstruction.
- 2 types:
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Organoaxial: greater curvature flips over the lesser curvature, i.e., stomach flips along its cardiopyloric line.
- WAY more common overall (60%).
- Seen in little old ladies/adults.
- RFs: trauma, para esophageal hernia.
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Mesenteroaxial:
- More common in kids.
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Organoaxial: greater curvature flips over the lesser curvature, i.e., stomach flips along its cardiopyloric line.
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Triad of Borchardt:
- Severe, sudden epigastric pain.
- Intractable retching w/o vomiting.
- Inability to pass an NG.