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Symptoms of stomach cancer include [[abdominal pain]], [[bloating]], [[weight loss]], [[hematemesis]] and [[melena]]. | Symptoms of stomach cancer include [[abdominal pain]], [[bloating]], [[weight loss]], [[hematemesis]] and [[melena]]. | ||
==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. | |||
Stomach cancer can cause the following signs and symptoms: | * Stomach cancer can cause the following signs and symptoms: | ||
==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
* Twenty-five percent of patients have a history of gastric ulcer. | * 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" /> ==== | ==== 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 | * [[Weight loss]]: due to insufficient caloric intake, [[early satiety]], and [[dysphagia]] | ||
*[[Loss of appetite | *[[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" /> ==== | ==== Less common symptoms<ref name="pmid26742998" /> ==== | ||
*[[Abdominal pain]] or discomfort in the upper [[abdomen]] | *[[Abdominal pain]] or discomfort in the upper [[abdomen]], tends to be [[Epigastric pain|epigastric]] and mild | ||
*[[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]]: : may be due to the mass itself or gastric outlet obstruction from an advanced distal tumor | *[[Nausea]] and [[vomiting]]: : may be due to the mass itself or [[gastric outlet obstruction]] from an advanced distal tumor | ||
*[[Weakness]] and [[fatigue (physical)|fatigue]] | *[[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. | *[[Hematemesis]] and [[melena]]: occult bleeding accompanied with [[iron deficiency anemia]], overt bleeding is seen in less than 20% of cases. | ||
* [[Dysphagia]] in proximal masses | * [[Dysphagia]] in proximal masses | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of stomach cancer include abdominal pain, bloating, weight loss, hematemesis and melena.
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.
- Stomach cancer can cause the following signs and symptoms:
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: : may 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.
- Dysphagia in proximal masses
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.