Gastrointestinal Pathology Pathology Small Group Renal, Endocrine, GI, Nutrition March 2022
Outline 3 clinicopathologic cases for discussion Rapid review (unknowns)
Case 1: A 10-year-old girl (she/her) with epigastric pain What are the notable clinical history, physical exam and laboratory findings? Do you expect to see endoscopic changes in the duodenum?
Duodenal biopsy (low power): Describe the findings Normal Patient
Duodenal biopsy (high power): Describe the findings
What is the diagnosis?
What is the next step in clinical management? What is the pathogenesis of this disease? Discussion questions
Case 2: A 65-year-old woman (she/her) with GI bleeding What are the notable clinical history, physical exam and laboratory findings? Why did the patient have a colonoscopy at age 50? What is the role of colonoscopy at this time?
Endoscopy of the descending colon: Describe findings Normal Patient
Describe the imaging findings
Discussion questions What is your leading diagnosis based on the findings thus far? The biopsy confirms your impression (images not shown). What is the next step in management?
Resection specimen: Describe the gross findings
Resection specimen (very low power, area of deepest invasion): Describe the findings
Resection specimen (mucosal surface, high power): Describe the findings Normal Patient
Resection specimen (pericolonic fat; low power): Describe the findings Patient Normal
Regional lymph node (low and medium powers): Describe the findings Patient Normal
Separately identified polyp (low power): Describe the findings
What are the diagnoses?
Discussion questions There is no clinical evidence of distant metastasis to another organ. What is the prognosis? What is the genetic basis of most cases of sporadic colon cancer? Contrast pathogenesis of the polyp to pathogenesis of the main finding.
Case 3: A 78-year-old man (he/him) with abdominal pain What are the notable clinical history, physical exam and laboratory findings? What is the differential diagnosis for the patient’s bleeding?
Endoscopy of the colon: Describe findings Normal Patient
CT for Case Patient Pay attention to the left colon!
Normal Case Patient Magnified images cyst
Descending colon biopsy (medium power): Describe findings Normal Patient
What is the diagnosis?
Discussion questions What are patients with this disease at risk for? What is the next step in clinical management? What is the pathogenesis of this disease?
RAPID REVIEW Name the disease process or finding based on the image(s) shown