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A high yield review of
Small & Large Intestine
Pathology
Tiffany M. Graham, M.D.
(4th year Pathology Resident)
Table of Contents.

Recent Posts.
The Basics.
Histology of the Large Intestines

Food travels from the small intestines through the colon as follows:
1. Cecum
2. Ascending (right) colon
3. Transverse colon
4. Descending (left) colon
5. Sigmoid colon
6. Rectum
7. Anus (skin)
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Benign Conditions.
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Congenital Anomalies
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Duplication
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Malrotation
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Omphalocele
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Gastroschisis
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Meckel Diverticulum
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Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung Disease)
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Diverticular Disease
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Intestinal Obstruction (benign etiology)
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Hernias
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Adhesions
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Intussusception
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Volvulus
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Enzymatic deficiencies/Autoimmune diseases
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Celiac Disease
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Lactase Deficiency
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Abetalipoproteinemia
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- Vascular Disorders
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Ischemic Bowel Disease
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Angiodysplasia
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Hemorrhoids
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Diarrhea Etiologies
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Infectious organisms
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Type (Secretory, Osmotic, Exudative)
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Malabsorption
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Enzyme deficiencies
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Autoimmune inflammation
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Antibiotic-associated injury
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Inflammatory Conditions
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Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Collagenous & Lymphocytic Colitis
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Graft vs. Host disease (Transplant)
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Drug-induced injury (NSAIDs)
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Radiation enterocolitis
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Neutropenic colitis (Typhlitis)
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Diversion Colitis
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Colitis Cystica Profunda (Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome)
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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Ischemic colitis
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Celiac Disease
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Crohn Disease
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Ulcerative Colitis
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Infectious Organisms
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Viruses
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Adenovirus
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Astrovirus
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Calicivirus (Norwalk)
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HIV
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Rotavirus
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Bacteria
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Toxigenic (Vibrio cholerae, E. coli)
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Enteroinvasive (Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Enteroinvasive E. coli)
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Antibiotic-associated/Pseudomembranous Colitis- C. difficile)
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Tropical (Postinfectious) Sprue
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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whippelii)
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Dysentery
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Parasites
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Nematodes (Roundworms)
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Ascaris
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Strongyloides
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Hookworms
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Pinworms (Enterbius vermicularis)
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Whipworms (Trichuris Trichura)
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Cestodes
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Protozoa
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Giardia Lamblia
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Microsporidia
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Cryptosporidia
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Isospora belli
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The Many Patterns of Colitis...
Acute (Active) Colitis Pattern
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Infection
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Medication
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Focal Active Colitis Pattern
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Acute Self-limited Colitis
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Infection
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Medication
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Chemicals or Irritants
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Ischemic Colitis
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Antibiotic-associated Colitis
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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
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Bowel Preparatory Artifact
Chronic (Inactive) Colitis Pattern
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Diverticular Disease
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Diversion-associated Colitis
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Syphilitic and Lymphogranuloma Venereum Proctocolitis
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Cord Colitis Syndrome
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Ipilimumab Colitis
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Resins
Lymphocytic Pattern
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Lymphocytic Colitis
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Collagenous Colitis
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Medications
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Viral Infection
Eosinophilia Pattern
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Idiopathic Eosinophilic Colitis
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Allergy
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Medications
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Infection
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Parasite
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Collagen Vascular Disorder and Vasculitis
Granulomatous Pattern
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Nonspecific Mucosal Injury
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Diverticular Disease
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Infections
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Medication
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Sarcoidosis
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Vascular Injury
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Cord Colitis Syndrome
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Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Ischemic Colitis Pattern
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Ischemia
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Infection
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Medication
Pseudomembranous Pattern
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Ischemia
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Clostridium difficile Colitis and Other Infections
Pigments and Extras
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Melanosis Coli
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Tattoo Pigment
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Air Artifact
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis
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Muciphages
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Resins
Near Misses
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Endometriosis
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Benign Signet Ring Cell Change
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Pulse Granulomata
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Apoptotic Colopathy
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Spirochetosis
Cancer.
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Tips for [future] Pathologists.
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Cancer Grading & Staging.
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How to Gross a Colon Specimen.
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The Basics
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Normal Histology
Benign Conditions
-
Congenital Anomalies
-
Duplication
-
Malrotation
-
Omphalocele
-
Gastroschisis
-
Meckel Diverticulum
-
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon (Hirschsprung Disease)
-
-
Inflammatory Conditions
-
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
-
Collagenous & Lymphocytic Colitis
-
Graft vs. Host disease (Transplant)
-
Drug-induced injury (NSAIDs)
-
Radiation enterocolitis
-
Neutropenic colitis (Typhlitis)
-
Diversion Colitis
-
Colitis Cystica Profunda (Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome)
-
-
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
-
Idiopathic Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
-
Irritable bowel syndrome
-
Ischemic colitis
-
Celiac Disease
-
Crohn Disease
-
Ulcerative Colitis
-
-
Diarrhea Etiologies
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Mechanisms of action
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Infectious organisms
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Type (Secretory, Osmotic, Exudative)
-
Malabsorption
-
Enzyme deficiencies
-
Autoimmune inflammation
-
Antibiotic-associated injury
-
-
Common Infectious Organisms known to cause diarrhea
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Viruses
-
Adenovirus
-
Astrovirus
-
Calicivirus (Norwalk)
-
HIV
-
Rotavirus
-
-
Bacteria
-
Toxigenic (Vibrio cholerae, E. coli)
-
Enteroinvasive (Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Enteroinvasive E. coli)
-
Antibiotic-associated/Pseudomembranous Colitis- C. difficile)
-
Tropical (Postinfectious) Sprue
-
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whippelii)
-
Dysentery
-
-
Parasites
-
Nematodes (Roundworms)
-
Ascaris
-
Strongyloides
-
Hookworms
-
Pinworms (Enterbius vermicularis)
-
Whipworms (Trichuris Trichura)
-
-
Cestodes
-
Protozoa
-
Entamoeba histolytica
-
Giardia Lamblia
-
Microsporidia
-
Cryptosporidia
-
Isospora belli
-
-
-
-
-
Diverticular Disease
-
Intestinal Obstruction (benign etiology)
-
Hernias
-
Adhesions
-
Intussusception
-
Volvulus
-
-
Enzymatic deficiencies/Autoimmune diseases
-
Celiac Disease
-
Lactase Deficiency
-
Abetalipoproteinemia
-
- Vascular Disorders
-
Ischemic Bowel Disease
-
Angiodysplasia
-
Hemorrhoids
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Neoplastic Conditions
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Small Intestine Tumors
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Non-neoplastic (benign) polyps
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Neoplastic Epithelial Lesions
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Mesenchymal Lesions
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Lymphoma
Essentials for [future] Pathologists
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How to gross a benign resection specimen
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How to gross a tumor resection specimen
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How to grade & stage cancer
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How to sign-out the case
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