GI — Flashcards

Flashcard 211: Chronic autoimmune gastritis is due to autoimmune destruction of _____ cells

Answer: parietal

Flashcard 212: Alcoholic cirrhosis may be associated with _____ around central veins in early disease

Answer: sclerosis

Flashcard 213: Do serrated colonic polyps (e.g., sessile serrated lesions) have malignant potential?

Answer: Yes (they are premalignant)

Flashcard 214: Which type of esophageal cancer (SCC or adenocarcinoma) is associated with esophageal injury (e.g. lye/caustic ingestion)? _____

Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma

Flashcard 215: Does primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) affect intra- or extrahepatic bile ducts? _____

Answer: Both

Flashcard 216: Which type of gastric carcinoma (diffuse or intestinal) is associated with chronic gastritis? _____

Answer: Intestinal

Flashcard 217: Chronic H. pylori gastritis is also referred to as type _____ gastritis

Answer: B

Flashcard 218: _____ disease is characterized by hypertrophied gastric rugae that resemble brain gyri

Answer: Menetrier

Flashcard 219: Distant metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma most commonly involves the _____

Answer: liver

Flashcard 220: Juvenile polyps are benign with _____ malignant potential

Answer: no

Extra: Sporadic juvenile polyps are hamartomatous lesions and have no malignant potential. However, **Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome** (autosomal dominant, characterized by multiple polyps) is associated with an increased risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma.