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Questionnaire
Introduction
Introduction and Handling of Esophageal And Gastric Biopsy Resection Specimens
Biopsies
Surgical (resection) Specimens
The TNM Classification and Carcinoma Staging
Normal Anatomy, Embryology, and Histology of The Esophagus
Embryology
Anatomy
Topographic Relationships and Normal Constrictions of the Esophagus
Esophageal Musculature and Sphincters
Blood Supply
Arterial
Venous
Lymphatic Drainage
Innervation Of The Esophagus
Histology
Mucosa
Submucosa
Benign Epithelial Neoplasms, Salivary Gland-like Tumors, Non-Neoplastic Epithelial Proliferations, and Other Non-Neoplastic Epithelial Tumor-like Conditions
Squamous Papilloma and Condyloma-like Proliferations
Glycogen Acanthosis (Glycogenic Acanthosis)
Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia at the Edges And Bases Of Ulcers
Cysts
Developmental Cysts and Duplications
Pseudodiverticulosis (Intramural Diverticulosis)
Intramural Epithelial Tumors, Including Salivary Gland-type Tumors, And Other Epithelial Tumors And Tumor-like Lesions
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Usual (Typical) Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous Epithelial Dysplasia Including Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ
Superficial Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Deeply Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Special Variants of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Pseudosarcomatous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Spindle Cell Carcinoma, Polypoid Carcinoma, Carcinosarcoma, Polypoid Tumor)
Basaloid Squamous Carcinoma (The Commonly Misnamed Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma)
Verrucous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Barrett's Esophagus, Columnar Dysplasia, And Adenocarcinoma Of The Esophagus
Barrett's Esophagus
Barrett's Dysplasia
Adenocarcinoma of The Esophagus
Adenosquamous Carcinoma Of The Esophagus And Adenoacanthoma
Adenocarcinoma of The Esophagus Unassociated With Barrett's Esophagus
Adenocarcinoma Arising from Heterotopic Gastric Mucosa of the Esophagus (the Inlet Patch)
Choriocarcinoma of the Esophagus
Mesenchymal Tumors And Tumor-like Proliferations of The Esophagus
Leiomyoma
Leiomyomatosis
Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors: Sarcomas
Granular Cell Tumor
Fibrovascular Polyps (Giant Fibrovascular Polyps, Fibrolipomas) And Lipomas
Inflammatory Fibroid Polyps (inflammatory Pseudotumors)
Vascular Tumors
Miscellaneous Tumors Of The Esophagus
Endocrine Tumors
Carcinoid Tumor
Small Cell Carcinoma (Small Cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Oat Cell Carcinoma)
Malignant Lymphoma And Plasmacytoma
Malignant Melanoma
Neoplasms Metastatic to the Esophagus
Metastatic Carcinoma of the Lung
Metastatic Melanoma
The Stomach: Embryology, Normal Anatomy, And Tumor Derivation
Embryology
Normal Anatomy
Gross Anatomy
Microscopic Anatomy
Blood Supply
Lymphatic Supply
Nerves
Classification Of Gastric Tumors
Non-Neoplastic Tumor-like Lesions, Predominantly Epithelial
Gastric Mucosal Polyps
Specific Types of Gastric Polyps
Fundic Gland Polyps and Fundic Gland Polyposis
Hamartomatous Polyps of the Peutz- Jeghers Type
Juvenile Polyps
Gastric Polyps of Cowden's Disease
Heterotopic or Ectopic Pancreas, including Adenomyomatous or Myoglandular Hamartoma
Gastric Gland Heterotopia
Focal Foveolar Hyperplasia (Foveolar Hyperplasia)
Hyperplastic Polyps
Polyposis of the Cronkhite- Canada Syndrome
Other Polyps
Giant Rugal Hypertrophies (Giant Folds Diseases, Hyperplastic Gastropathies)
Classification of Giant Folds, with or without Associated Syndromes
Normal Variant Giant Folds
Menetrier's Disease
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
Lymphocytic Gastritis
Extensive or Diffuse Neoplastic Infiltrates
Other Causes of Giant Folds
Cysts of The Stomach
Developmental Cysts
Intramucosal Cysts
Misplaced Gastric Pits in the Submucosa and Muscularis Mucosae: Gastritis Cystica Profunda and Gastritis Cystica Polyposa
Adenomas
Carcinoma of The Stomach
Adenocarcinoma Of The Stomach
Prevalence and Incidence
Pathogenesis
Gastric Dysplasia
Gastric Carcinoma
Morphologic Variants Of Gastric Adenocarcinoma
Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Lymphoid Stroma (Medullary Carcinoma, Gastric Lymphoepithelioma-like Carcinoma)
Diffuse Gastric Carcinoma with Gastric Endocrine Cells
Parietal Cell Carcinoma
Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma
Paneth Cell Carcinoma
Gastric Carcinoma with Rhabdoid Features
Collision Tumors
Adenocarcinoma of The Gastric Cardia And Proximal Stomach
Adenocarcinoma in Heterotopic Pancreas
Carcinomas With Interspersed Endocrine Differentiation (Adenoendocrine Cell Carcinoma, Scirrhous Argyrophil Cell Carcinoma)
Small Cell (Oat Cell) Carcinoma
Adenosquamous and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Stomach
Adenocarcinoma and Choriocarcinoma
Endocrine Cell Proliferations of The Stomach
Normal Anatomy of the Gastric Endocrine Cells
Endocrine Cell Hyperplasia
Primary G-Cell Hyperplasia
Endocrine Cell Hyperplasia Secondary to Gastric Disease
Gastric Carcinoid Tumors
Small Cell (Oat Cell) Carcinoma
Mixed Endocrine And Nonendocrine Epithelial Tumors
Carcinoid Tumors with Interspersed Nonendocrine Cells
Adenocarcinoma with Interspersed Endocrine Cells
Composite Glandular- Endocrine Cell Carcinomas and Gastric Collision Tumors
Poorly Differentiated (Signet- Ring Cell) Carcinoma with Interspersed Endocrine Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders Of The Stomach
Lymphoma
Secondary Malignant Lymphomas
Gastric Lymphoid Hyperplasia (pseudolymphoma)
Gastric Involvement in Leukemia
Solitary Plasmacytomas
Angiocentric Lymphoproliferative Lesion (lymphomatoid Granulomatosis) Involving The Stomach
Mycosis Fungoides Involving The Stomach
Mesenchymal Tumors And Tumor-like Proliferations
Common Stromal Tumors Composed of Undifferentiated, Minimally Differentiated, or Peculiarly Differentiated Cells/ Leiomyomas And Leiomyosarcomas
Procedure for Pathologic Examination
Tumors Composed Of Mature Smooth Muscle Cells (typical Leiomyomas)
Tumors of Adipose Tissue
Lipomas
Liposarcomas
Neural Tumors
Common Gastric Stromal Tumors that May Be Neural Neoplasms, including Gastric Autonomic Nerve (GAN) Tumors
Neuroma/ Ganglioneuroma and Neurofibroma with and without Von Recklinghausen's Multiple Neurofibromatosis and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type II
Schwannoma
Granular Cell Tumor
Gangliocytic Paraganglioma
Tumors of Blood And Lymphatic Vessels
Glomus Tumors
Hemangioma, Lymphangioma, and Vascular Malformations
Angiosarcoma and Hemangioendothelioma
Kaposi's Sarcoma
Hemangiopericytoma
Other Tumors
Tumor-like Lesions
Inflammatory Fibroid Polyp (Eosinophilic Granuloma, Vanek's Tumor, Granuloblastoma, Fibroma with Eosinophilic Infiltration, Submucosal Granuloma with Eosinophilic Infiltration)
Xanthelasma (Xanthoma, Lipid Island)
Miscellaneous Tumors
Germ Cell Tumors
Teratoma
Choriocarcinoma and Yolk Sac (Embryonal) Carcinoma
Carcinosarcoma (Sarcomatoid Carcinoma, Pseudosarcomatous Carcinoma)
Metastatic Neoplasms
Metastatic Melanoma
Metastatic Carcinoma of the Breast
Metastatic Carcinoma of the Lung
Other Tumors And Tumor-like Lesions
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