(BQ) Part 1 book "Robbins basic pathology" presentation of content: Oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, male genital system and lower urinary tract, female genital system and breast, endocrine system, peripheral nerves and muscles, central nervous system,.and other contents. | See Targeted Therapy available online at Oral Cavity and Gastrointestinal Tract C H A P T E R 14 C H A P T E R CO N T E N T S ORAL CAVITY 551 Oral Inflammatory Lesions 552 Aphthous Ulcers (Canker Sores) 552 Herpes Simplex Virus Infections 552 Oral Candidiasis (Thrush) 552 Proliferative and Neoplastic Lesions of the Oral Cavity 552 Fibrous Proliferative Lesions 552 Leukoplakia and Erythroplakia 553 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 554 Diseases of Salivary Glands 555 Xerostomia 555 Sialadenitis 555 Neoplasms 555 Odontogenic Cysts and Tumors 557 ESOPHAGUS 558 Obstructive and Vascular Diseases 558 Mechanical Obstruction 558 Functional Obstruction 558 Ectopia 558 Esophageal Varices 559 Esophagitis 559 Lacerations 559 Chemical and Infectious Esophagitis 560 Reflux Esophagitis 560 Eosinophilic Esophagitis 561 Barrett Esophagus 561 Esophageal Tumors 562 Adenocarcinoma 562 Squamous Cell Carcinoma 563 STOMACH 564 Inflammatory Disease of the Stomach 564 Acute Gastritis 564 Acute Peptic Ulceration 565 Chronic Gastritis 566 Peptic Ulcer Disease 568 Neoplastic Disease of the Stomach 569 Gastric Polyps 569 Gastric Adenocarcinoma 570 Lymphoma 571 Carcinoid Tumor 571 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor 572 SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES 573 Intestinal Obstruction 573 The gastrointestinal tract is a hollow tube consisting of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus. Each region has unique, complementary, and highly integrated functions that together serve to regulate the intake, processing, and absorption of ingested nutrients and the disposal of waste products. The intestines also are the principal site at which the immune system interfaces with a diverse array of antigens present in food and gut microbes. Thus, it is not surprising that the Hirschsprung Disease 573 Abdominal Hernia 574 Vascular Disorders of Bowel 574 Ischemic Bowel Disease 574 Hemorrhoids 576 Diarrheal Disease .
