Neoplasm of the stomach
Gastric adenocarcinoma
2021-04-30T14:02:59Z
peter
Ninety percent of all tumors of the stomach are malignant, and gastric adenocarcinoma comprises 95% of the total number of malignancies.
An adenocarcinoma arising from the stomach glandular epithelium. Gastric carcinoma often produces no specific symptoms when it is superficial and potentially surgically curable, although up to 50% of patients may have nonspecific gastrointestinal complaints such as dyspepsia.