Summary Esophageal and Upper GI Cancers
Cancers of esophagus- squamous cell vs adenocarcinoma Risk factors Clinical presentation-- dysphagia, odynophagia, weight loss, etc Imaging options- barium swallow, CT, PET, etc Barretts esophagus- what is it? How to diagnose? H Pylori- association with cancers Gastric cancer- how does it mostly present? Gastric MALT vs GIST and the mutations leading to GIST Tumors of small bowel- though rare, must know neuroendocrine tumors, primary GI lymphoma, etc. Small bowl tumors What is carcinoid? What is it made of? Carcinoid syndrome * High yield - histamine, vasodilation, and array of symptoms; diagnosis, 5-HIAA, etc.
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- November 17, 2022
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Subjects
- squamous cell
- esophageal cancer
- adenocarcinoma
- dysphagia
- barretts
- metaplasis
- h pylori
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gastric cancer
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gist
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malt
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gnpcc
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carcinoid
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flushing
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5 hiaa