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1
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What is Krukenberg tumor?

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Metastasis to ovary from gastic tumor

2
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D

3
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What is linitis plastica?

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Diffuse gastric carcinoma - associated with adenocarcinoma

4
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What is Virchow’s node?

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Metastasis to neck lymph node

5
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What is the treatment and prognosis of gastric cancer?

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Surgery and chemotherapy

Prognosis is poor - 10 to 15% 5 yr survival

Unless diagnosed early!

6
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Signet ring carcinoma is what type of carcinoma?

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Adenocarcinoma

7
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What is the difference between these two images?

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A - Normal

B - Barrett esophagus

8
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What is this an image of?

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Gastric adenocarcinoma - intestinal type

9
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What is Barrett esophagus?

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Intestinal metaplasia of the esophagus

10
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What are the risk factors associated with Gastric Carcinoma?

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Helicobacter pylori

Autoimmune gastritis

Possible food relation

11
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Describe the geographic variation of esophageal carcinoma?

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More common in Asia and Afric than US

African American >> than European American

12
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Match these up

A
13
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What type of carcinoma can occur in the upper esophagus?

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Squamous cell carcinoma

14
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What are the clinical findings associated with gastric cancer?

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Indisious course - asymptomatic until late in the course

Weight loss, anorexia, abdominal pain

Possible metastasis to neck lymph node (Virchow node)

Krukenberg tumor on the ovary

15
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What is this an image of?

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Adenocarcinoma of the stomach

16
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What is signet ring cell carcinoma filled with?

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Mucous

17
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What are the risk factors associated with esophageal carcinoma?

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Tobacco smoking and alcohol

Possible environmental carcinogens

18
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Match these up

A
19
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What is odynophagia?

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Pain on swallowing

20
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What is this an image of?

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Gastric adenocarcinoma - diffuse signet ring type

21
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What is this an image of?

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Sqamous cell carcinoma (right side of the image) of the esophagus

22
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B

23
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What is a cause of carcinoma of the esphagus?

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Reflux esophagitis - leads to Barrett esophagus - 10% will develop adenocarcinoma

24
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What is this an image of?

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Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

25
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What is this an image of in the esophagus?

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Barrett esophagus - intestinal metaplasia

26
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What is this an image of?

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Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus

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