Gastrointestinal Pathology — Flashcards

Hyperplastic colonic polyps are usually _____ (size) and located in the rectosigmoid region

_____ disease occurs due to a congenital failure of ganglion cells to descend into the myenteric and submucosal plexus

The _____ type of gastric carcinoma is characterized by signet ring cells that infiltrate the gastric wall

_____ disease is classically associated with IgA antibodies against endomysium, tissue transglutaminase (tTG), and/or deamidated gliadin

_____ (IBD) is characterized histologically by crypt abscesses with neutrophils, ulcers, and bleeding

The granules in macrophages in Whipple disease stain positive for _____ and are diastase resistant

Gastric _____ (erosion or ulcer) involves loss of the mucosal layer only

Whipple disease may present with fat malabsorption and _____ due to compression of lacteals by macrophages

The _____ type of gastric carcinoma may cause linitis plastica, which is a grossly thickened and leathery stomach wall

Colonic polyps are grossly characterized as flat, _____, or pedunculated (on a stalk)