Portal hypertensive gastropathy

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Portal hypertensive gastropathy, abbreviated PHG, is a benign pathology of the stomach caused by high blood pressure in the portal system.

General

Gross

Features:[2]

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Microscopic

Features:[4]

  • Dilated capillaries in the submucosa (prominent) and to a lesser extent in the lamina propria - key feature.

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DDx:

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STOMACH, BIOPSY:
- ANTRAL-TYPE AND BODY-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITH PROMINENT CAPILLARIES 
AND MODERATE CHRONIC INACTIVE INFLAMMATION.
- NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS.
- NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

COMMENT:
No fibrin thrombi are seen.  The findings are compatible with portal hypertension.
Clinical correlation is required.

Hyperplastic-like polyp

POLYP, STOMACH, BIOPSY:
- HYPERPLASTIC-LIKE POLYP WITH PROMINENT VESSELS, EDEMA AND AN ERODED SURFACE WITH
  GRANULATION TISSUE FORMATION, SEE COMMENT.
- NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTER-LIKE ORGANISMS.
- NEGATIVE FOR INTESTINAL METAPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.

COMMENT:
The polyp is consistent with the type described by Lam et al. in a set of individuals
with portal hypertension. (Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 23 (12): 1245-9.)

See also

References

  1. Mesihovic, R.; Prohic, D.; Gribajcevic, M.; Vanis, N.; Gornjakovic, S.; Sarac, A. (2004). "Portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG).". Med Arh 58 (6): 377-9. PMID 15648238.
  2. Thuluvath, PJ.; Yoo, HY. (Dec 2002). "Portal Hypertensive gastropathy.". Am J Gastroenterol 97 (12): 2973-8. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07094.x. PMID 12492178.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sikanderkhel, S.; Luthra, M.; Chavalitdhamrong, D. (Jan 2012). "Snakeskin-like pattern mimicking portal hypertensive gastropathy in patient with eosinophilic gastritis.". Dig Endosc 24 (1): 53. doi:10.1111/j.1443-1661.2011.01155.x. PMID 22211417.
  4. 4.0 4.1 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. 120-1. ISBN 978-0443066573.
  5. Lam, MC.; Tha, S.; Owen, D.; Haque, M.; Chatur, N.; Gray, JR.; Yoshida, EM. (Nov 2011). "Gastric polyps in patients with portal hypertension.". Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 23 (12): 1245-9. doi:10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834c15cf. PMID 22002002.