Stomach cancer physical examination
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]
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Overview
Patients with stomach cancer generally appear healthy. Common physical examination findings include abdominal distention, palpation of an abdominal mass, and pallor. Leser-Trelat sign and presence of Virchow's node (left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy), Sister Mary Joseph nodule (visible periumbilical nodule), Blumer's shelf (rectal mass/shelf on rectal exam) and/or Trousseau's syndrome (migratory phlebitis) on physical examination are highly suggestive of stomach cancer.
Physical Examination
General Appearance
- Patients with gastric cancer are generally well-appearing
- Patients may appear weak in advanced cases
Skin
- Pallor
- Jaundice may appear if hepatic obstruction occurs
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Leser-Trelat sign: acute-onset multiple seborrheic keratosis lesions that are usually located on the patient's back
Neck
- Virchow's node: Left supraclavicular adenopathy
Abdomen
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal mass on palpation
- Sister Mary Joseph nodule: A visible periumbilical nodule that is highly suggestive of umbilical metastasis
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
Rectum
- Blood on rectal exam
- Blumer's shelf: Rectal mass/shelf palpable on rectal exam
Genitourinary
- Ovarian mass may be suggestive of Krukenberg syndome
Extremities
- Trousseau's syndrome: Migratory phlebitis commonly associated with visceral malignancy
- Muscle weakness