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Carcinoma of Stomach (Risk Factors (H.pylori, Atrophic gastritis, Blood…
Carcinoma of Stomach
Risk Factors
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Diet high in salt, pickling, nitrates
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Treatment
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Surgical palliation for obstruction, pain or haemorrhage
Epidemiology
Incidence is 23/100,000 per year in the UK
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Incidence of adenocarcinoma at the gastro-oesophageal junction is rising in the West and gastric carcinoma incidence is falling
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Pathophysiology
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Spread can be local, lymphatic, blood-borne or transcoelomic
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Other Gastric Tumours
Gastric lymphoma - arises from mucosal areas, associated with H.pylori
Gastric polyps - uncommon, usually regenerative
Gastrointestinal stromal tumours - benign, asymptomatic, can ulcerate or bleed