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Adenocarcinoma of stomach
Definition
An adenocarcinoma arising from the stomach glandular epithelium. Gastric adenocarcinoma is primarily a disease of older individuals. It most commonly develops after a long period of atrophic gastritis and is strongly associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. The lack of early symptoms often delays the diagnosis of gastric cancer. The majority of patients present with advanced tumours which have poor rates of curability. Microscopically, two important histologic types of gastric adenocarcinoma are recognised: the intestinal and diffuse type. The overall prognosis of gastric adenocarcinomas is poor, even in patients who receive a curative resection.
Also indexed as
Adenocarcinoma involving overlapping sites of stomachAdenocarcinoma of body of stomachAdenocarcinoma of cardia of stomachAdenocarcinoma of pyloric antrum of stomachAdenocarcinoma of stomachLinitis plastica of stomachdiffuse type adenocarcinoma of unspecified site of stomachgastric adenocarcinomagastric linitis plasticaintestinal type adenocarcinoma of unspecified site of stomachleather bottle stomach