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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms of stomach cancer include [[abdominal pain]], [[bloating]], [[weight loss]], [[hematemesis]] and [[ | [[Symptoms]] of [[stomach cancer]] include [[abdominal pain]], [[bloating]], [[weight loss]], [[hematemesis]], [[melena]], and [[dysphagia]]. Twenty-five percent of [[patients]] have a history of [[Peptic ulcer|gastric ulcer]] | ||
==Symptoms== | ==Symptoms== | ||
Stomach cancer is often asymptomatic or causes only nonspecific symptoms in its early stages. | * [[Stomach cancer]] is often asymptomatic or causes only nonspecific [[symptoms]] in its early stages. | ||
* By the time [[symptoms]] occur, the [[cancer]] has generally [[metastasis|metastasized]] to other parts of the [[body]], one of the main reasons for its poor [[prognosis]]. | |||
==== History ==== | |||
* Twenty-five percent of [[patients]] have a history of [[Peptic ulcer|gastric ulcer]]. | |||
==== Common symptoms<ref name="pmid26742998">{{cite journal| author=Siegel RL, Miller KD, Jemal A| title=Cancer statistics, 2016. | journal=CA Cancer J Clin | year= 2016 | volume= 66 | issue= 1 | pages= 7-30 | pmid=26742998 | doi=10.3322/caac.21332 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26742998 }}</ref><ref name="pmid23667204" /> ==== | |||
* [[Weight loss]]: Due to insufficient caloric intake, [[early satiety]], and [[dysphagia]]. | |||
*[[Loss of appetite]]. <ref name="pmid23667204">{{cite journal| author=Ajani JA, Bentrem DJ, Besh S, D'Amico TA, Das P, Denlinger C et al.| title=Gastric cancer, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines. | journal=J Natl Compr Canc Netw | year= 2013 | volume= 11 | issue= 5 | pages= 531-46 | pmid=23667204 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23667204 }}</ref> | |||
==== Less common symptoms<ref name="pmid26742998" /> ==== | |||
*[[Abdominal pain]] or discomfort in the upper [[abdomen]], tends to be [[Epigastric pain|epigastric]] and mild. | |||
*[[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]]: ay be due to the [[mass]] itself or [[gastric outlet obstruction]] from an advanced distal [[tumor]]. | |||
*[[Weakness]] and [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]]. | |||
*[[Hematemesis]] and [[melena]]: occult [[bleeding]] accompanied with [[iron deficiency anemia]], overt [[bleeding]] is seen in less than 20% of cases. | |||
* [[Dysphagia]] in [[proximal]] masses. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of stomach cancer include abdominal pain, bloating, weight loss, hematemesis, melena, and dysphagia. Twenty-five percent of patients have a history of gastric ulcer
Symptoms
- Stomach cancer is often asymptomatic or causes only nonspecific symptoms in its early stages.
- By the time symptoms occur, the cancer has generally metastasized to other parts of the body, one of the main reasons for its poor prognosis.
History
- Twenty-five percent of patients have a history of gastric ulcer.
Common symptoms[1][2]
- Weight loss: Due to insufficient caloric intake, early satiety, and dysphagia.
Less common symptoms[1]
- Abdominal pain or discomfort in the upper abdomen, tends to be epigastric and mild.
- Nausea and vomiting: ay be due to the mass itself or gastric outlet obstruction from an advanced distal tumor.
- Weakness and fatigue.
- Hematemesis and melena: occult bleeding accompanied with iron deficiency anemia, overt bleeding is seen in less than 20% of cases.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Siegel RL, Miller KD, Jemal A (2016). "Cancer statistics, 2016". CA Cancer J Clin. 66 (1): 7–30. doi:10.3322/caac.21332. PMID 26742998.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ajani JA, Bentrem DJ, Besh S, D'Amico TA, Das P, Denlinger C; et al. (2013). "Gastric cancer, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN Guidelines". J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 11 (5): 531–46. PMID 23667204.