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Stomach, IBD, Malabsorption syndromes, polyps and colon cancer Flashcards

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Zones of ulcer

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  1. Necrosis
  2. Inflammatory cells
  3. Granulation tissue
  4. Fibrosis
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Stomach ulcer (compared to duodenal ulcer)

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  • the less common peptic ulcer
  • lesser curvature near incisura angularis
  • poorer prognosis
  • perforations more common
  • no night pain
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Duodenal ulcer (compared to stomach ulcer)

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  • the more common peptic ulcer
  • D1 zone
  • better prognosis
  • bleeding is more common
  • night pain (relieved by food) is present
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Causes of acute gastritis

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  1. Smoking🚬
  2. Aspirin and other NSAID
  3. Alcohol🍺
  4. Uremia
  5. Stress
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Type B chronic gastritis

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M/C
H. pylori associated
Usually affects antrum
H&E:
 Intraepithelial neutrophils and sub-epithelial plasma cells
H. pylori strained by different stains
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H. pylori virulence factor

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Gram negative bacteria with tuft of flagella at one end
Only host is humans 
Virulence factors:
1. Flagella
2. Urease against acid
3. cag A and Vac A toxins - carcinogenic
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Diseases caused by H. pylori

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  1. Chronic gastritis
  2. Gastric adenocarcinoma
  3. MALToma
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Stains used for H. pylori

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  1. Warthin Starry silver stain
  2. Non silver stain:
    • Giemsa stain
    • Acridine orange
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Type A chronic gastritis

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Autoimmune gastritis
Affects fundus, body; spares antrum
Clinically:
1. Pernicious anaemia
2. Increased risk of other autoimmune diseases
Gross: loss of rugal folds
H&E: infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells

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Pathogenesis of type A chronic gastritis

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  1. Antibodies against parietal cells and IF
  2. Reduced production of HCl, IF
  3. Hypergastrinemia
    Also:
    • Vit B12 absorption decreases ➡️ megaloblastic anaemia
    • Chief cell destruction ➡️ reduced serum pepsinogen
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Risk factors for gastric adenocarcinoma

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  1. Smoking 🚬
  2. H. pylori - antral
  3. Japanese people
  4. High intake of smoked fish
  5. Food rich in preservatives
  6. Blood group A
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Site of occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma

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Most common to least common

  1. Antrum
  2. Lesser curvature
  3. Greater curvature
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Lauren’s classification

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Of gastric adenocarcinoma
1. Intestinal:
 Bulky polypoidal lesions
2. Diffuse:
 Infiltrative lesions
Both presents as dyspepsia and gastritis
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Intestinal gastric adenocarcinoma

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Bulky polypoidal lesions
H&E: glands lined by malignant cells
Better prognosis
Pathogenesis:
1. Mutation in WNT pathway
2. p53 mutation
3. Loss of function in APC
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Diffuse type of gastric adenocarcinoma

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Infiltrative lesion
H&E: mucin secretion and signet ring cell
Poorer prognosis
Pathogenesis:
CDH-1 gene mutation ➡️ loss of E-cadherin

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Linitis plastica

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Leather bottle
Diffusely infiltrate the entire gastric wall without an intraluminal mass
Wall of stomach is thickened UTI 2-3 cm
Leathery and elastic consistency
Develops into desmoplasia (extreme fibrosis)

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Virchow’s node

Irish node

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Virchow’s node is when left supraclavicular lymph node is affected and swollen
Irish node is when left axillary lymph node is affected

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Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule

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Periumbilical nodule affected by gastric adenocarcinoma

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Blumer shelf

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Gastric adenocarcinoma or similar carcinoma metastasised to pouch of Douglas

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Most important prognostic factor of gastric carcinoma

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Depth of invasion

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GIST Gastrointestinal stromal tumour

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M/C mesenchymal tumour of stomach
From interstitial cells of cajal
Part of Carney’s triad
Pathogenesis:
1. C-kit mutation
2. PDGF R-A mutation
Gross - well circumscribed fleshy mass 
H&E:
1. Spindly cells M/C
2. Epitheloid cells
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Carney’s triad

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In young females

  1. Gastric GIST
  2. Pulmonary chondroma
  3. Paraganglioma
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Immunohistochemical markers for GIST (Gastrointestinal stromal tumour)

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  1. DOG I - most specific
  2. CD-117 (C-KIT) - most sensitive
  3. CD-34
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Prognostic criteria of GIST (Gastrointestinal stromal tumour)

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1. Tumour size:
• <5 cm good
• >10 cm bad
2. Location: 
• Gastric good
• intestinal bad
3. Mitosis:
>10/HPF bad prognosis
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MALToma

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Usually H. pylori associated
M/C stomach
Associated with t(11:18), t(14:18)
Usually DLBCL (diffuse large B cell lymphoma)
H&E: lymphoepithelial lesions (lymphocytes entering into a gland)

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Carcinoid tumour

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From enterochromaffin cells
Gross: pan brown/yellow colour
H&E: salt and pepper collation
e- microscopy: dense core neurosecretory granules
IHC markers:
1. MSE neuron specific enolase
2. Chomogranin 
3. Synaptophysin
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Inflammatory bowel disease

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1. Crohn’s disease:
Any area of GIT, transmural 
2. Ulcerative colitis:
 Colon and rectum (Backwash ileitis)
 Submucosal
3. Indeterminate colitis:
 8-10 % of cases
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Pathogenesis of IBD

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  1. Hygiene hypothesis:
    Because of use of lot of preservatives and packed food, lack of development of mucosal immune response
  2. Genetics
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Genetic factors for IBD

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  1. NOD2 gene polymorphism ➡️ NFK-β pathway ➡️ increased cellular population ➡️ Crohn’s disease
  2. ATG 16L1 - autophagy related
  3. IRGM immune related GTPase M

• IL-23 receptor polymorphism is protective for both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
• HLA association:
Crohn’s disease HLA DR1
Ulcerative colitis HLA DR2

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Crohn’s disease

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Any area of GIT, but commonly in ileum, caecum, ileocaecal valve
• Transmural
• Bimodal (15-20 years and elderly) like Hodgkin lymphoma
• More common in females
• More common in Caucasians
• smoking 🚬 is a risk factor
Higher risk of CAN (colitis associated neoplasia)
Barium enema: string sign of Kantor
Anti saccharomyces cereviseae antibody is present

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Crohn’s disease

clinical manifestations

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  1. Intermittent diarrhoea attacks
  2. Abdominal pain
  3. Fever
  4. Uveitis
  5. Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  6. Ankylosing spondylitis
  7. Migratory polyarthritis
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Crohn’s disease

Gross features

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  1. Skip lesions
  2. Deep knife like and serpentine ulcer
  3. Rubbery thick intestinal wall
  4. Cobblestone appearance
  5. Creeping fat
  6. Higher risk of structure, fissure, fossils and sinus
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Microscopy of Crohn’s disease

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  1. Transmural involvement
  2. CD4-TH1 cells increased: non caseating granuloma
  3. Cryptitis
  4. Crypt abscess
    Last two are more prominent in ulcerative colitis
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Ulcerative colitis

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Site: colon, rectum submucosa
Smoking is protective 
CD4 TH2 cells increased 
Extra intestinal: primary sclerosis cholangitis
P-ANCA is present
Less risk of CAN
On barium enema - lead pipe appearance
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Ulcerative colitis

gross features

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  1. Continuous involvement
  2. Superficial broad based ulcer
  3. Pseudopolyps - islands of regenerating mucosa
  4. Mucosal bridges from pseudopolyps
  5. Toxic megacolon
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Ulcerative colitis

microscopy

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  1. Submucosal involvement
  2. Cryptitis
  3. Crypt abscess
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Malabsorption syndromes

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Clinically steatorrhea 
 Frothy, bulky and greasy stools
1. Celiac disease
2. Whipple’s disease
3. Tropical sprue
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Celiac disease

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Gluten sensitive enteropathy
Cannot have:
B. Barley
R. Rye 
O. Oats 
W. Wheat 
Can have rice, maize
Usually affects 2nd part of duodenum
Marsh score for grading
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Pathogenesis of celiac sprue

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Ab mediated:
1. Anti-gliadin
2. Anti tissue transglutaminase IgA (most sensitive)
3. Anti endomysial antibody IgA (most specific)
Gluten contains α-gliadin, can’t be broken by digestive enzyme
Increased CD8+ T lymphocytes
Associated with HLA-DQ2, DQ8

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Clinical features of celiac sprue

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  1. Steatorrhea
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Abdominal pain
  4. Increased risk of dermatitis herpetiformis
  5. Increased risk of enteropathy associated T cell lymphoma
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Celiac sprue microscopy

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  1. Villous atrophy
  2. Crypt hyperplasia
  3. Increased intraepithelial lymphocytes
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Whipple’s disease

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Caused by Actinomycete whipplei
Gram positive organism
Rare
Multisystem:
1. GIT
2. Lymph node
3. Joints
4. CNS
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Whipple’s disease

microscopy

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Lamina propria is stuffed with foamy macrophages, PAS diastase resistant organisms
Differential diagnosis for giant macrophages on intestinal biopsy:
• TB - AFB positive
• Whipple’s disease - AFB negative

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Tropical sprue

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Caused by E. coli
Can effect:
• duodenum-iron deficiency
• jejunum-FA deficiency
• ileum-Vit B12 deficiency
Microscopy:
• Villous atrophy
• Regional arthritis
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Ulcers of intestine

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1. Typhoid:
• ileocaecal junction
• longitudinal ulcer ➡️ low chance of stricture
• microscopy: erythrophagocytosis
2. TB:
• transverse ulcer
• stricture
3. Amoebiasis:
• caecum M/C, liver
• flask shaped ulcer limited to submucosa 
• microscopy: erythrophagocytosis
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Polyps and their classification

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Polyps are protrusion of mucosa
Classification of polyps
1. Sessile: more malignant
2. Pedunculated: less malignant
Classification:
1. Neoplasia- adenoma
2. Non-neoplastic:
• inflammatory
• hyperplastic
• hamartomatous
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Microscopic classification of adenoma

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1. Tubular polyp:
 Has tubules
 Also known as adenomatous polyp
2. Villous polyp:
 Has villous projections 
3. Tubulovillous polyp:
 Has both tubules and villous architecture
 Has highest malignant potential
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

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Jejunum M/C
Loss of function of LKB1/ STK11 gene
Features:
1. Multiple hamartomatous polyp
2. Perioral/ mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation
3. Increased risk of carcinoma colon, breast, thyroid, lung,…

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Familial Adenomatous Polyp (FAP)

pathogenesis

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APC is a negative regulator of β-catenin ➡️ degrades β-catenin

  1. APC mutation
  2. β-catenin not degraded
  3. β-catenin enters nucleus
  4. Proliferation
  5. FAP
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Familial Adenomatous Polyp (FAP)

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  • Autosomal dominant
  • APC (Adenomatous polyposis coli) gene mutation on chromosome 5q21
  • Diagnosis: >100 polyps
  • If left untreated, colon cancer is 100%
  • Congenital hypertrophy of retinal pigment epithelium
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Gardner syndrome

Turcot syndrome

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Gardner syndrome:
FAP + osteoma, epidermal cyst, abnormal dentition
Turcot syndrome:
FAP + brain 🧠 tumours
 (Medulloblastoma > glioblastoma)
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Colon cancer risk factors

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  1. FAP - APC gene mutation on chromosome 5q21
  2. HNPCC - mismatch gene defect of HMPH1, MSH-1,2,6
  3. Smoking, alcohol
  4. High fat diet and highly processed food
  5. Less fibre diet
  6. IBD (ulcerative colitis > Crohn’s disease)
    Fish 🎣 intake is protective
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Adenocarcinoma sequence

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1. APC gene
Normal epithelium ➡️ epithelium at risk
2. K-RAS
Epithelium at risk ➡️ Adenoma
3. p53
Adenoma ➡️ carcinoma
AK-53 🔫
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Mismatch repair (microsatellite instability) pathway

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Hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer
1. Mismatch repair gene mutation
Normal colon ➡️ sessile serrated adenoma
2. TGF-β, BAX, TCF-4, IGF2R gene mutations:
Sessile serrated adenoma ➡️ carcinoma

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Mismatch repair genes

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MLH-1
MSH-2
(MSH-6, PMS-1, 2)

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