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Organ: Pylorus, duodenum
Description:
The pylorus is whitish, fibrotic and diffusely thickened.
Diagnosis: Carcinoma pylori
Risk factors:
- Alcohol
- Smoking
- Epstein Barr virus
- Intestinal metaplasia
Theory:
The pathogenesis is similar to that of linitis plastica, the only difference here being that only the pylorus is affected and not the whole stomach. This morphology is also due to desmoplastic neostroma after a diffuse-type pyloric cancer.
Pyloric cancer has the possibility to cause pyloric stenosis.
hi,
according to dr.bela diffusely infiltrating carcinoma(pyloric carcinoma) is not associated to helicobacter pylori infection.
I see. I looked online and in Robbins but can’t find any evidence that diffuse carcinoma is not associated with H. pylori infection. Our teacher didn’t mention that either.
Did he explain any further? Did he emphasize that H. pylori doesn’t increase risk for diffuse carcinoma specifically or did he just not mention it as a cause?
hi
i don’t remember that he mention the cause
I don’t understand your comment. Which cause?
I have the direct quote from Bela here: “Diffuse type adenocarcinoma is not associated with H. pylori infection”
Looks like you’re right. will fix