Malignant neoplasm occurring in the stomach. Third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide.
Infiltration to lymph nodes, omentum, lungs, and liver is rapid. Often difficul...
Symptoms often present late in the disease course.
Paraneoplastic syndromes (e.g., acanthosis nigricans) portend poor prognosis.
Assess risk factors (tobacco use; H. pylori infect...
Multidisciplinary approach to identify best treatment strategy
Surgical excision of the tumor is the only potentially curative option:
Extent of lymph node resection is controv...
Balakrishnan M, George R, Sharma A, et al. An investigation into the recent increase in gastric cancer in the USA [published online ahead of print Marc...
C16.9 Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified
C16.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of stomach
C16.2 Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach
C16.1 Malignant neoplasm of fundus of stom...
Consider gastric malignancy in patients presenting with epigastric pain and early satiety.
Accurate preoperative staging is necessary to determine optimal approach to treatment and maxi...
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