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Stomach is an important organ for pathologists. It is often inflamed and may be a site that cancer arises from. Gastroenterologists often biopsy the organ. Surgeons take-out the organ. It connects the esophagus to the duodenum. An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is in the gastrointestinal pathology article.
Normal stomach
Gross anatomy
- Cardia - first part of the stomach; joins with esophagus.
- Fundus - superior portion - not attached directly to the esophagus.
- Body - contains parietal cells.
- Pylorus - distal (think pyloric stenosis); it joins with the duodenum.
- AKA antrum.
Image
Stomach anatomy (WC)
Microscopic
Foveolar cells versus intestinal goblet cells
- Intestinal goblet cells - clear mucin.
- Foveolar cells - eosinophilic contents.
Stomach versus intestine
A tabular comparison:[1]
| Feature | Intestine | Stomach |
|---|---|---|
| Spacing | Goblets cell - spaced | Foveolar cells - beside one another |
| Morphology of epithelial cells | columnar | tall columnar (Champagne flute) |
| Vesicle at luminal surface | touching/small opening | wide open |
| PAS-D | -ve (???) | +ve[2] |
| Villin stain[3][4] | +ve | -ve |
| Images | Tubular adenoma - goblet cells on right of image (WC) |
Gastric biopsy (microscopy-uk.org.uk), Stomach with cancer - PAS (WC), Stomach (WC) |
Notes:
- Intraepithelial lymphocytes in the gastric mucosa have a clear halo around 'em.[5]
- Memory device: Folveolar cells have friends, i.e. they are close to other foveolar cells.
Gastric antrum versus gastric body
| Cell | Body | Antrum | Histology | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parietal cell | abundant | few or none | parietal cells: intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm |
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| Chief cell | present | absent | chief cells: basophilic cytoplasm, IHC: +ve for pepsinogen I |
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| G cell | absent | present | fried egg appearance (clear cytoplasm, round nucleus); look at high power - usu. middle 1/3 of gland,[6] IHC: +ve for gastrin. |
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| Surface | flat | blunted villi | antrum is somewhat duodenum-like |
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| Gastric glands / mucosa |
thick | thin | not so useful for discrimination |
body - thick, body & antrum |
Notes:
- G cells may superficially resemble intraepithelial lymphocytes.
- G cell nucleus is usu. perfectly round and slightly larger (diameter of 12 micrometers?) than a lymphocyte nucleus (diameter ~ 9-10 micrometers?).
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Short version
Stomach, Biopsy: - Antral-type gastric mucosa within normal limits.
Stomach, Biopsy: - Body and antral-type gastric mucosa within normal limits.
Stomach, Biopsy: - Antral-type gastric mucosa within normal limits. - NEGATIVE for Helicobacter-like organisms.
Block letters
STOMACH, BIOPSY: - BODY AND ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
STOMACH, BIOPSY: - BODY AND ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS.
STOMACH, BIOPSY: - ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS.
Long version
STOMACH, BIOPSY: - BODY/ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA. - INFLAMMATION: ABSENT. - ATROPHY: ABSENT. - INTESTINAL METAPLASIA: ABSENT. - HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS: NOT IDENTIFIED WITH ROUTINE STAINS. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Sleeve gastrectomy
Main article: Sleeve gastrectomy
Introduction
Useful stains for stomach
- Cresyl violet stain[7] - used to find H. pylori.[8]
- Alcian blue stain - used to find mucin[9] which is present in intestinal metaplasia
Things to look for...
- Parietal cells (indicate you're in the body of the stomach) - pink (eosinophilic) cytoplasm.
- Lack of parietal cells -- DDx: Bx of antrum (pylorus), Bx of cardia, pernicious anemia.
- Goblet cells = intestinal metaplasia.
- Architectural distortion of gastric glands - suspect cancer.
- Signet ring cells = (usually) gastric carcinoma.
- Can be very easy to miss in some biopsies.
- Inflammation + small bacteria = suspect H. pylori gastritis.
Some patterns
Gastric atrophy
General
- Has a wide differential diagnosis.
Microscopic
Can take three general forms:
- Intestinal metaplasia - see intestinal metaplasia section.
- Pseudopyloric metaplasia; gastric body looks like gastric antrum.
- Characterized by foveolar hyperplasia.
- Cell loss without replacement.
- Clue is deep inflammation in the body.
Plasma cells in the stomach
DDx of plasmacytosis:
- Plasma cell neoplasm.
- Syphilis.
- Chronic gastritis.
Granulomatous gastritis
- Usual DDx of granulomatous disease (see Basics article):
- DNF AAII:
- Drugs, Neoplasms, Foreign body, Autoimmune, Allergic, Infectious, Idiopathic.
- DNF AAII:
Important ones:
- Autoimmune - Crohn's disease.
- Infectious - Tuberculosis.
- Idiopathic - Sarcoidosis.
Non-neoplastic disease
Peptic ulcer disease
- Abbreviated PUD.
- For duodenal manifestations see Peptic duodenitis.
General
- Benign.
Complications:
- Hemorrhage.
- Obstruction.
- Perforation - can be fatal.
Etiology - typically:[11]
Gross
Features:
- Typically in the duodenum; duodenum:stomach = ~4:1.
- Epithelial defect with punched-out edges (suggestive of a benign process).
Note:
- Heaped edges - suggestive of cancer.
Endoscopic image
Gastric ulcer. (WC)
Microscopic
Features:
- Loss of epithelium.
- Inflammation.
- +/-Helicobacter organisms - see Helicobacter gastritis.
Gastritis
Main article: Gastritis
Main article: Chronic gastritis
Main article: Acute gastritis
Helicobacter gastritis
Main article: Helicobacter gastritis
Intestinal metaplasia of the stomach
Main article: Intestinal metaplasia of the stomach
Inflammatory bowel disease and the stomach
- Histopathologic findings are usually non-specific.
- Conventional thinking was upper GI involvement = Crohn's disease; this is changing.[12]
Endoscopic/gross
Features - Crohn's:[13]
- +/-Linear fissures, erosions, ulcers, cobblestoning.
- May mimic linitis plastica.
Microscopic
Features:[14]
- Focal inflammation.
- Common finding - non-specific.
- +/-Granulomas.
Note:
- Granulomas in Crohn's gastritis present 7-34% of the time.[13]
Images
CG - low mag. (WC)
CG - intermed. mag. (WC)
CG - high mag. (WC)
CG - very high mag. (WC)
Miscellaneous
This is a grab bag of stuff seen in the stomach. Some of it is quite rare.
Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Main article: Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Reactive gastropathy
Main article: Reactive gastropathy
Autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis
- AKA autoimmune gastritis.
Main article: Autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis
Collagenous gastritis
Main article: Collagenous gastritis
Gastritis cystitis profunda
- AKA Gastritic cystica profunda.[citation needed]
General
- May be associated with glandular proliferation as well.[15] (???)
- Super rare.
- Similar to cystitis cystica.
Microscopic
Features:
- Cystic spaces lined by foveolar epithelium.
Ménétrier's disease
Main article: Ménétrier's disease
Gastric xanthoma
Main article: Gastric xanthoma
Gastric ischemia
- Gastric necrosis redirects here.
General
Microscopic
Features:
Image:
Portal hypertensive gastropathy
- Abbreviated PHG.
Main article: Portal hypertensive gastropathy
Amyloidosis of the stomach
- AKA gastric amyloidosis.
Main article: Amyloidosis
General
- Very rare.
- Etiologies: various - see amyloidosis.
Gross/endoscopy
- Red/swollen gastric folds.[19]
Endoscopic DDx:
Microscopic
Features:
- Lamina propria expanded by amorphous paucicellular material.
Image:
Stains
- Congo red stain +ve.
Eosinophilic gastritis
Main article: Eosinophilic gastritis
Proton pump inhibitor effect
- Abbreviated PPI effect.
Main article: Proton pump inhibitor effect
Gastric polyps
Similar to colonic polyps - see intestinal polyps.
DDx polyp (similar to colon & rectum):
- Hyperplastic - most common, characterised by abundant elongated foveola + glands.
- Hamartomatous - weriod stuff.
- Inflammatory fibroid polyp - inflammation, myxoid stroma.
- Fundic gland polyp - cystic dilation, flat epithelium.
- Gastric adenoma - polypoid gastric dysplasia.
Inflammatory fibroid polyp
Main article: Inflammatory fibroid polyp
Hyperplastic polyp of the stomach
Main article: Hyperplastic polyp of the stomach
Fundic gland polyp
Main article: Fundic gland polyp
Neoplastic
The spectrum from benign to malignant is divided into five:[22]
- Benign.
- Indefinite for gastric epithelial dysplasia.
- Low-grade gastric epithelial dysplasia.
- High-grade gastric epithelial dysplasia.
- Gastric carcinoma.
Gastric dysplasia
- Gastric adenoma directs here.
- AKA gastric columnar dysplasia.
General
- Lesions that protrude into the lumen and are macroscopically apparent are known as: adenomas.[22]
- Polypoid forms are grouped various ways.[23]
Grading
Like in the colon - they are divided into:
- Low grade.
- High grade.
Subclassification
One subclassification:[24]
- Intestinal: goblet cells or Paneth cells.
- Not associated with FAP.
- Gastric: foveolar epithelium.
- Associated with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
Microscopic
- Histologic criteria similar to columnar dysplasia in the esophagus.
- The threshold is much lower than in the colon and rectum.
Foveolar type
Features:
- Hyperchromasia at the surface - key feature.
- Cytoplasm with (shortened) champagne flute-like luminal aspect (apical mucin caps).
- Nuclear changes:
- Hyperchromasia.
- Enlargement.
- No intestinal metaplasia.
DDx:
Intestinal type
Features - intestinal:
- Intestinal metaplasia.
- Hyperchromasia of cytoplasm.
- Nuclear changes:
- Loss of nuclear polarity.
- Increased NC ratio.
- Elongation of nucleus and pseudostratification.
DDx:
Images
Gastric adenoma. (WC/KGH)
Gastric adenoma. (WC/KGH)
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- Gastric polyps - several images (sciencedirect.com).
- Gastric polyps - several images (achivesofpathology.org).
Grading
Low-grade gastric dysplasia
Features:
- Nuclear changes:
- Nuclear crowding/pseudostratification with hyperchromasia.
- Elongation of nuclei (cigar-shaped nuclei).
- Nuclear stratification intact; nuclei close to the basement membrane.
- Architecture:
- Focal irregularities in the glandular contours.
Negatives:
- No desmoplasia.
- No necrosis.
- No surface maturation.
DDx:
- Indefinite for dysplasia.
- High-grade gastric columnar dysplasia - see below.
- The threshold is much lower than in the colon and rectum!
Images:
- Low-grade gastric columnar dysplasia - several images (upmc.edu).
- Gastric low-grade dysplasia (nih.gov).[25]
High-grade gastric dysplasia
Features:
- Nuclear changes:
- Round hyperchromatic nuclei.
- Loss of normal nuclear stratification.
- Architecture:
- Irregularities in the glandular contours.
- Back-to-back glands.
- +/-Cribriforming of the glands.
- +/-Necrosis.
Negatives:
- No desmoplasia.
DDx:
- Low-grade gastric columnar dysplasia.
- Gastric adenocarcinoma.
Images
High grade gastric dysplasia - low mag. (WC/Nephron)
High grade gastric dysplasia - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
www:
- Gastric high-grade dysplasia - probably (nih.gov).[26]
- Gastric high-grade dysplasia - probably (nih.gov).
- Gastric high-grade dysplasia (nih.gov).[25]
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Indefinite for dypslasia
STOMACH, ANTRUM, BIOPSIES: - ANTRAL-TYPE MUCOSA INDEFINITE FOR DYSPLASIA WITH MODERATE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. - EXTENSIVE INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANSIMS. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Intestinal type
STOMACH, ANTRUM, BIOPSIES: - ANTRAL-TYPE MUCOSA WITH FOCUS OF LOW-GRADE DYSPLASIA (INTESTINAL TYPE). - EXTENSIVE INTESTINAL METAPLASIA. - MODERATE CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANSIMS. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Foveolar type
STOMACH POLYP, EXCISION: - ADENOMATOUS POLYP, FOVEOLAR TYPE. - NEGATIVE FOR HIGH-GRADE DYSPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS.
Foveolar type with high-grade dysplasia
STOMACH POLYP, EXCISION: - LARGE ADENOMATOUS POLYP (FOVEOLAR TYPE) WITH HIGH-GRADE DYSPLASIA. - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
Gastric neuroendocrine tumour
- AKA neuroendocrine tumour of the stomach.
General
- Behaviour dependent on the subtype.
- Uncommon.
Overview of subtypes
Divided into four types:[27]
| Tumour type | Relative prevalence | Multifocality | Tumour size | Typical location | Clinical | Other | Histology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type 1 | ~75% | yes | small (5-10 mm) | body | benign typically, female:male ~ 4:1, 50-60 years | chronic atrophic gastritis - usu. autoimmune | WDNET, WDNEC |
| Type 2 | rare | yes | small ~15 mm | body | aggressive, ~50 years old | assoc. MEN I, hyperchlorhydia | WDNEC, WDNET |
| Type 3 | 10-15% | no | small and large | variable location | aggressive if >2.0 cm, males > females | normal gastrin levels | WDNET |
| Type 4 | extremely rare | no | large | variable location | aggressive (mets usu. at time of Dx), males > females | elevated gastrin d/t parietal cell dysfunction | PDNEC |
Notes:
- WDNET = well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumour.
- WDNEC = well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma.
- PDNEC = poorly-differentiated neuroendocrine carinoma.
Microscopic
Neoplastic rare
Gastric calcifying fibrous tumour
Main article: Calcifying fibrous tumour
Gastric cancer
Gastric lymphoma
Main article: MALT lymphoma
General
- Associated with helicobacter infection.[28]
- Usually MALT lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma).
Microscopic
Features:
- Sheets of lymphoid cells.
- "Lymphoepithelial lesion" - gastric crypts invaded by a monomorphous population of lymphocytes.[29]
- Features:
- Cluster of lymphocytes - three cells or more - key feature.
- Single lymphocytes don't count.
- Clearing around the lymphocyte cluster.
- Cluster of lymphocytes - three cells or more - key feature.
- Associated with MALT lymphoma;[30] however, not specific.
- Features:
DDx:
IHC
- Panker -- most useful.
Others:
- CD3 (T cells) - scatter positivity.
- CD20 (B cells) +ve.
- CD138 (plasma cells).
- kappa, lambda -- often one is predominant, suggesting clonality.
- BCL2 +ve.
Treatment
- Triple therapy (two antibiotics, proton pump inhibitor (PPI)).[33]
- Surgery - if triple therapy fails.
Review paper: PMID 16950858.
Hereditary gastric cancer
Several syndromes are associated with gastric cancer:[34]
| Disease | Gene | Histology | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) syndrome | CDH1 (E-cadherin)[35] | diffuse - more specifically signet ring cell carcinoma | most important; assoc. invasive lobular carcinoma[36] |
| Lynch syndrome | MSH2, MLH1, others | ? | colorectal carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma |
| Familial adenomatous polyposis | APC | ? | adenomatous polyps |
| Peutz-Jeghers syndrome | STK11 | ? | stomach hamartomas - not precursor |
| Li-Fraumeni syndrome | TP53 (p53) | ? | AKA SBLA syndrome = sarcomas, breast, brain, leukemia, laryngeal, lung, adrenocortical carcinoma |
| Familial breast and ovarian cancer 2[37] | BRCA2 | ? | ? |
Gastric carcinoma
- Includes gastric adenocarcinoma.
Main article: Gastric carcinoma
See also
References
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