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==Acute duodenitis== | ==Acute duodenitis== | ||
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DDx: | |||
*Infection. | *Infection. | ||
**Helicobactor organisms in the [[stomach]]. | **Helicobactor organisms in the [[stomach]]. | ||
*Medications (NSAIDs). | *Medications (NSAIDs). | ||
*Crohn's disease (usually focal/patchy). | *Crohn's disease (usually focal/patchy). | ||
*Portal hypertension. | |||
*Celiac sprue. | *Celiac sprue. | ||
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**NSAIDs not commonly assoc. with acute inflammation;<ref name=pmid8406146>{{cite journal |author=Taha AS, Dahill S, Nakshabendi I, Lee FD, Sturrock RD, Russell RI |title=Duodenal histology, ulceration, and Helicobacter pylori in the presence or absence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |journal=Gut |volume=34 |issue=9 |pages=1162–6 |year=1993 |month=September |pmid=8406146 |pmc=1375446 |doi= |url=}}</ref> thus, without chronic inflammation NSAIDs are unlikely. | **NSAIDs not commonly assoc. with acute inflammation;<ref name=pmid8406146>{{cite journal |author=Taha AS, Dahill S, Nakshabendi I, Lee FD, Sturrock RD, Russell RI |title=Duodenal histology, ulceration, and Helicobacter pylori in the presence or absence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |journal=Gut |volume=34 |issue=9 |pages=1162–6 |year=1993 |month=September |pmid=8406146 |pmc=1375446 |doi= |url=}}</ref> thus, without chronic inflammation NSAIDs are unlikely. | ||
***Acute NSAID-related duodenitis reported.<ref name=pmid18158085>{{cite journal |author=Hashash JG, Atweh LA, Saliba T, ''et al.'' |title=Acute NSAID-related transmural duodenitis and extensive duodenal ulceration |journal=Clin Ther |volume=29 |issue=11 |pages=2448–52 |year=2007 |month=November |pmid=18158085 |doi=10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.11.012 |url=}}</ref> | ***Acute NSAID-related duodenitis reported.<ref name=pmid18158085>{{cite journal |author=Hashash JG, Atweh LA, Saliba T, ''et al.'' |title=Acute NSAID-related transmural duodenitis and extensive duodenal ulceration |journal=Clin Ther |volume=29 |issue=11 |pages=2448–52 |year=2007 |month=November |pmid=18158085 |doi=10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.11.012 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Peptic duodenitis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Due to peptic ulcer disease. | |||
**Strong association of [[Helicobacter gastritis]]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_GLP145>{{Ref GLP|145}}</ref> | |||
*Gastric foveolar metaplasia. | |||
*Brunner's gland hyperplasia. | |||
===Stains=== | |||
Foveolar metaplasia: | |||
*[[PAS stain]] +ve.<ref name=Ref_GLP145>{{Ref GLP|145}}</ref> | |||
*[[Mucicarmine stain]] +ve. | |||
=Weird stuff= | =Weird stuff= | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 20 December 2011
The duodenum is the first part of the small bowel and receives food from the stomach. It is accessible by EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) and frequently biopsied.
An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is in the gastrointestinal pathology article.
The clinical history is often: r/o celiac or r/o giardia.
Getting started
Normal duodenum
- Three tall villi.
- Few intraepithelial lymphocytes; < 1 lymphocyte / 4 epithelial cells.
- No (pink) subepithelial collagen band.
- Predominant lamina propria cell: plasma cells.
- Lack of plasma cells suggests common variable immunodeficiency (CVID).[1]
- No organisms in lumen.
Basic DDx
- Celiac sprue.
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes - key feature.
- Loss of villi.
- Giarrdia.
- Like celiac... but giarrdia organisms.
- Adenomas.
- Too much blue - similar to colonic adenomas.
- Cancer.
- Too much blue and epithelium in the wrong place.
More
- H. pylori only in areas of gastric metaplasia.[2]
Duodenal nodules DDX
| Duodenal nodule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benign (common) | Neoplastic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brunner's gland | Heterotopic gastric mucosa | Lymphoid nodule | Adenoma | NET | Paraganglioma | Prolapsed gastric polyp | Metastasis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infections of the duodenum[3]
Common:
- Giardia
Rare:
- Cryptosporidia.
- Microsporidia.
- Isospora belli.
- Cyclospora.
- MAI (Mycobacterium avium intracellulare).
- CMV (cytomegalovirus).
- Cryptococcus neoformans.
Common stuffs
Celiac sprue
Main article: Celiac sprue
General
- Etiology: autoimmune.
Epidemiology
- Associated with:
- The skin condition dermatitis herpetiformis.[4]
- IgA deficiency - 10-15X more common in celiac disease vs. healthy controls.[5]
- Risk factor for gastrointestinal T cell lymphoma - known as: enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma (EATL).
Clinical
Treatment:
- Gluten free diet.
- Mnemonic: BROW = barley, rye, oats, wheat.
Serologic testing:
- Anti-transglutaminase antibody.
- Alternative test: anti-endomysial antibody.
- IgA -- assoc. with celiac sprue.
Microscopic
Features:[6]
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) - key feature.
- Loss of villi - important feature.
- Normal duodenal biopsy should have 3 good villi.
- Plasma cells - abundant (weak feature).
- Macrophages.
- Mitosis increased (in the crypts).
- +/-Collagen band (pink material in mucosa) - "Collagenous sprue"; must encompass ~25% of mucosa.
Image:
Notes:
- If you see acute inflammatory cells, i.e. neutrophils, consider Giardiasis and other infectious etiologies.
- Biopsy should consist of 2-3 sites. In children it is important to sample the duodenal cap, as it is the only affected site in ~10% of cases.
- Flat lesions without IELs are unlikely to be celiac sprue.
- Mucosa erosions are rare in celiac sprue; should prompt consideration of an alternate diagnosis (infection, medications, Crohn's disease).
Grading
Rarely done - see celiac sprue article.
Giardiasis
General
- Etiology:
- Flagellate protozoan Giardia lamblia.
- Treatment
- Antibiotics, e.g. metronidazole (Flagyl).
Microscopic
Features:
- +/-Loss of villi.
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes.
- +Other inflammatory cells, especially PMNs, close to the luminal surface.
- Flagellate protozoa -- diagnostic feature.
- Organisms often at site of bad inflammation.
- Pale/translucent on H&E.
- Size: 12-15 micrometers (long axis) x 6-10 micrometers (short axis) -- if seen completely.[10]
- Often look like a crescent moon (image of crescent moon) or semicircular[11] -- as the long axis of the organism is rarely in the plane of the (histologic) section.
Notes:
- Giardiasis can look (histologically) a lot like celiac disease.
Images:
Acute duodenitis
General
DDx:
- Infection.
- Helicobactor organisms in the stomach.
- Medications (NSAIDs).
- Crohn's disease (usually focal/patchy).
- Portal hypertension.
- Celiac sprue.
Microscopic
Features:
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes.
- Neutrophils - "found without searching" - key feature.
- Eosinophils - "found without searching" - key feature.
- Plasma cells (increased).
Notes:
- One needs stomach concurrent biopsies to r/o Helicobactor.
- Erosions make celiac sprue much less likely.
- Presence of chronic inflammation useful for NSAIDS vs. Helicobacter organisms:
Peptic duodenitis
General
- Due to peptic ulcer disease.
- Strong association of Helicobacter gastritis.
Microscopic
Features:[14]
- Gastric foveolar metaplasia.
- Brunner's gland hyperplasia.
Stains
Foveolar metaplasia:
- PAS stain +ve.[14]
- Mucicarmine stain +ve.
Weird stuff
Disaccharidases deficiency
General
- Common among asians.
- Includes: lactase, sucrase, and maltase.
- Lactase changes seen with mild histomorphologic changes.[15]
- Maltase and sucrase only affected in moderate and severe lesions.
Microscopic
Features:[15]
- Decreased villous-crypt ratio (mild to severe).
- +/-Inflammation (only in moderate and severe).
DDx:
- Celiac disease.[16]
Notes:
- May have normal histomorphology.[15]
Whipple disease
General
Etiology:
- Infection - caused by Tropheryma whipplei.[17]
Epidemiology:
- Very rare.
- Classically middle aged men.
Clinical
- Malabsorption (diarrhea), arthritis + others.
- Symptoms are non-specific.
Treatment:
- Antibiotics - for months and months.
Microscopic
Features:[18]
- Infectious microorganism typically found in macrophages.
- Macrophages usually abundant - key feature that should raise Dx in DDx.
- Organisms periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive.
Images:
- Whipple disease - intermed. mag. (WC).
- Whipple disease - high mag. (WC).
- Whipple disease - poor quality - low mag. (WC).
DDx:
- Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI).
Stains
- PAS +ve organisms.
- AFB stain -ve -- to r/o MAI.
Image:
Microvillous inclusion disease
Main article: Microvillous inclusion disease
This rare disease presents very shortly after birth.
Tufting enteropathy
General
- AKA intestinal epithelial dysplasia.
- Genetic disease[19] - related to abnormal enterocytes (development and/or differentiation).
Microscopic
Features:[20]
- Villous atrophy
- Mononuclear cell infiltration of the lamina propria
- Abnormal surface enterocytes:
- Focal crowding -- resembling tufts.
Gangliocytic paraganglioma
- Abbreviated GP.
General
- Rare.
- May be associated with neurofibromatosis type 1.[21]
Microscopic
Features:[22]
- Ganglion cells - key feature.
- Round large nucleus.
- Prominent nucleolus.
- Nests or cords of epithelioid cells.
DDx:[22]
- Poorly differentiated carcinoma.
- Neuroendocrine tumour.
Images:
Tumours
Lymphoma
Main article: Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) - due to celiac sprue.
- Image: EATL - low mag. (WC).
- MALT lymphoma - common GI tract lymphoma.
- Mantle cell lymphoma.
- Diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
- Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) - due to celiac sprue.
Note:
- Hodgkin's lymphoma does not arise in the GI tract.
Adenocarcinoma
- Similar to large bowel adenocarcinomas (see colorectal tumours article).
- Duodenum - most common site in small bowel.
Risk factors:
Neuroendocrine tumours
General
Microscopic
Features:
- Nests of cells.
- Stippled chromatin - AKA: salt-and-pepper chromatin, coarse chromatin.
- Classically subepithelial/mural.
Images:
- Neuroendocrine tumour - low mag. (WC).
- Neuroendocrine tumour - intermed. mag. (WC).
- Neuroendocrine tumour - high mag. (WC).
Ampullary tumours
- Ampullary carcinoma - has separate staging.
- Intraductal papillary mucinous tumour (IPMT) - a pancreatic tumour, see pancreas article.
See also
References
- ↑ Agarwal S, Smereka P, Harpaz N, Cunningham-Rundles C, Mayer L (July 2010). "Characterization of immunologic defects in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with intestinal disease". Inflamm Bowel Dis. doi:10.1002/ibd.21376. PMID 20629103.
- ↑ El-Zimaity. 18 October 2010.
- ↑ Serra S, Jani PA (November 2006). "An approach to duodenal biopsies". J. Clin. Pathol. 59 (11): 1133–50. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.031260. PMC 1860495. PMID 16679353. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860495/?tool=pubmed.
- ↑ TN 2007 D22
- ↑ Kumar, V.; Jarzabek-Chorzelska, M.; Sulej, J.; Karnewska, K.; Farrell, T.; Jablonska, S. (Nov 2002). "Celiac disease and immunoglobulin a deficiency: how effective are the serological methods of diagnosis?". Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 9 (6): 1295-300. PMID 12414763.
- ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 843. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
- ↑ Biagi F, Luinetti O, Campanella J, et al. (August 2004). "Intraepithelial lymphocytes in the villous tip: do they indicate potential coeliac disease?". J. Clin. Pathol. 57 (8): 835–9. doi:10.1136/jcp.2003.013607. PMC 1770380. PMID 15280404. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1770380/.
- ↑ Oberhuber G, Granditsch G, Vogelsang H (October 1999). "The histopathology of coeliac disease: time for a standardized report scheme for pathologists". Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 11 (10): 1185–94. PMID 10524652.
- ↑ Corazza GR, Villanacci V, Zambelli C, et al. (July 2007). "Comparison of the interobserver reproducibility with different histologic criteria used in celiac disease". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 5 (7): 838–43. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2007.03.019. PMID 17544877.
- ↑ http://www.water-research.net/Giardia.htm
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircle
- ↑ Taha AS, Dahill S, Nakshabendi I, Lee FD, Sturrock RD, Russell RI (September 1993). "Duodenal histology, ulceration, and Helicobacter pylori in the presence or absence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs". Gut 34 (9): 1162–6. PMC 1375446. PMID 8406146. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1375446/.
- ↑ Hashash JG, Atweh LA, Saliba T, et al. (November 2007). "Acute NSAID-related transmural duodenitis and extensive duodenal ulceration". Clin Ther 29 (11): 2448–52. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.11.012. PMID 18158085.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Iacobuzio-Donahue, Christine A.; Montgomery, Elizabeth A. (2005). Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology: A Volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 145. ISBN 978-0443066573.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Langman JM, Rowland R (July 1990). "Activity of duodenal disaccharidases in relation to normal and abnormal mucosal morphology". J. Clin. Pathol. 43 (7): 537–40. PMC 502575. PMID 2116456. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC502575/.
- ↑ Murray IA, Smith JA, Coupland K, Ansell ID, Long RG (February 2001). "Intestinal disaccharidase deficiency without villous atrophy may represent early celiac disease". Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 36 (2): 163–8. PMID 11252408.
- ↑ Liang Z, La Scola B, Raoult D (January 2002). "Monoclonal antibodies to immunodominant epitope of Tropheryma whipplei". Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 9 (1): 156?9. PMC 119894. PMID 11777846. http://cvi.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11777846.
- ↑ Bai J, Mazure R, Vazquez H, Niveloni S, Smecuol E, Pedreira S, Mauriño E (2004). "Whipple's disease". Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2 (10): 849?60. doi:10.1016/S1542-3565(04)00387-8. PMID 15476147.
- ↑ URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/185535. Accessed on: 21 September 2010.
- ↑ Goulet O, Salomon J, Ruemmele F, de Serres NP, Brousse N (2007). "Intestinal epithelial dysplasia (tufting enteropathy)". Orphanet J Rare Dis 2: 20. doi:10.1186/1750-1172-2-20. PMC 1878471. PMID 17448233. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1878471/.
- ↑ Castoldi, L.; De Rai, P.; Marini, A.; Ferrero, S.; De Luca, V.; Tiberio, G. (2001). "Neurofibromatosis-1 and Ampullary Gangliocytic Paraganglioma Causing Biliary and Pancreatic Obstruction.". Int J Gastrointest Cancer 29 (2): 93-98. PMID 12754392.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Wong, A.; Miller, AR.; Metter, J.; Thomas, CR. (Mar 2005). "Locally advanced duodenal gangliocytic paraganglioma treated with adjuvant radiation therapy: case report and review of the literature.". World J Surg Oncol 3 (1): 15. doi:10.1186/1477-7819-3-15. PMID 15740625.
- ↑ Chetty, R. (Apr 2008). "Requiem for the term 'carcinoid tumour' in the gastrointestinal tract?". Can J Gastroenterol 22 (4): 357-8. PMID 18414708.
- ↑ Klöppel, G.; Perren, A.; Heitz, PU. (Apr 2004). "The gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine cell system and its tumors: the WHO classification.". Ann N Y Acad Sci 1014: 13-27. PMID 15153416.
- ↑ Klöppel G (July 2003). "[Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract]" (in German). Pathologe 24 (4): 287–96. doi:10.1007/s00292-003-0636-7. PMID 14513276.
External links
Review article(s)
- Serra S, Jani PA (November 2006). "An approach to duodenal biopsies". J. Clin. Pathol. 59 (11): 1133–50. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.031260. PMC 1860495. PMID 16679353. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1860495/?tool=pubmed.