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Pathology Biliary, GB & Pancreas
Pathology Biliary, GB & Pancreas
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Undergraduate 1
12/14/2010

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Term
Congenital. Dilated bile ducts. (image)
Definition
Choledochal Cysts
Term
Most common causes of biliary ductal system obstruction:
Definition

Choledocholithiasis

 

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Term
Can be classified as primary or secondary (image)
Definition
Choledocholithiasis
Term
Biliary tree inflammation, affects men more, ave. age of Dx 39 (image)
Definition
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Term
Incidence peaks in 8th decade.  More common Thailand.  90% are adenocarcinomas.  2nd most common primary maligancy of cirrhosis & Hep C
Definition
Cholangiocarcinoma
Term
60% of carcinomas to biliary system.  Treated with surgical resection.  Dilation of intrahepatic ducts.(image)
Definition
Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma (Klatskin's)
Term
Organized & thickened bile (image)
Definition
Tumefactive Sludge
Term
Thickened GB walls may be caused by all but: portal hypertension, heart failure, GB cancer, sclerosing cholangitis, cholecystitis, adenomomatosis, hemobilia
Definition
Hemobilia is NOT a cause of GB wall thickening
Term
Image of GB with bands of non-layering, echogentic tissue within the lumen
Definition

Gangrenous Cholecystitis

 

(Complication of Acute Cholecystitis)

Term
Complcation of infected GB.  Symptoms are occasional GI bleed & blood within GB wall/lumen.
Definition
Hemorrhagic Cholecystitis
Term
Not a symptom of a perforated GB is:  distended GB, fluid collection in wall, extension into liver causing abscess
Definition

Distended GB

 

(Perforated GB has a deflated appearance)

Term
Image shows echogenic lines with posterior dirty shadowing.  More common in men, more than 1/2 are diabetic.
Definition
Emphysematous Cholecystitis
Term
Uncommon, acute GB inflammation in absence of cholelithiasis.
Definition
Acalculous Cholecystitis
Term
Pus formation in GB
Definition
Empyema
Term
Image shows hyperechoic semilunar line with dense posterior acoustic shadowing.
Definition
Porcelain GB
Term
WES stands for (image)
Definition
Wall Echo Shadow
Term
GB fills with mucinous matter.  Thin walls, round shape.
Definition
Hydrops
Term
GB is dilated as a result of blockage to CBD by means other than gallstones
Definition

Courvoisier's Gallbladder

 

(Associated with adenocarcinoma of pancreas)

Term
Mobile, echogenic stones, with shadowing
Definition
Cholelithiasis
Term
+50 yrs.  Equal M/F instance (image)
Definition
Acute cholecystitis w/GS
Term
Image shows ringdown shadow.  Hyperplastic changes.
Definition
Adenomyomatosis
Term
Thickening of GB wall.  May include cystic spaces.  Benign & non-mobile.
Definition
Adenomyomatosis
Term
Malignant ones are singular & change in size.  More common in those over 60.  (Image)
Definition
Polypoid mass
Term

T/F Strawberry is a diffuse form of cholesterol polyps

 

Definition

True

 

(Stawberry is not the focal form)

Term
GB mass, rare (image)
Definition
GB carcinoma
Term
98% of GB carcinomas are this kind
Definition
Adenocarcinomas
Term
Name 5 indications of pancreas US
Definition
pancreatitis, suspected carcinoma, abd. pain, epigastric pain, abn. pancreatic enzymes
Term
Name 6 other means of evaluating the pancreas
Definition
x-ray, MRI, ERCP, CT, EUS (endoscopic sonography), IOUS (intraoperative US)
Term
This serum level goes up to twice the normal amt. in acute pancreatitis
Definition
Amylase
Term
This level rises in acute pancreatitis & in carcinoma of the pancreas
Definition
Lipase
Term
Which of the following is not congenital:  annular pancreas, agenesis, panc cysts, psuedocyst
Definition
Psuedocyst
Term
Causes cysts with high levels of amylase.
Definition
Cystic fibrosis
Term
What are 2 main causes of acute pancreatitis
Definition
Biliary calculi & alcohol abuse
Term
This is NOT a symptom of acute pancreatitis:  Epigastic pain raidiating to chest, N&V, abd. tenderness, jaundice
Definition

Pain radiating to chest

 

(pain radiates to back)

Term
Is acute pancreatitis more commonly seen as diffuse, enlarged & hypoechoic or focal?
Definition
Diffuse, enlarged & hypoechoic
Term
In accute pancreatitis, which lab value slowly rises after 24-48 hours and remains high for 5-14 days?
Definition

Lipase

 

(Amylase rises in first 24-48 hrs and remains there for 48-72 hrs)

Term
Names 5 causes of pancreatic pseudocysts
Definition
Acute pancreatitis, alcohol abuse, biliary etiology, blunt trauma, secondary pancratic malignancy
Term
Collection of purulent & necrotic pancreatic tissue
Definition
Pancreatic Abscess
Term
More common in men, commonly caused by alcohol abuse, characterized by lobulated & lumpy pancreas borders
Definition
Chronic pancreatitis
Term
Abd pain, painless jaundice, weight loss, vomitting & back pain.  (Image)
Definition
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Term
Most common islet cell tumor
Definition
Insulinoma
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