What is the preferred diagnostic test of confirmation?
EGD with biopsy
Describe the staging process.
evaluate for lymph node involvement and metastatic disease.
All patients: Obtain CT abdomen, pelvis, and thorax.
Potentially resectable disease (M0): Consider endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and diagnostic laparoscopy.
Additional modalities include upper GI series and PET-CT.
List additional diagnostics (case by case)
Laboratory studies: e.g., to identify anemia
Tissue analysis for biomarkers: e.g., HER2, TNF-α
Gastric cancer
Endoscopy view of the gastric antrum
There is a gastric mass at the level of the lesser curvature with an irregular margin (perimeter marked by green outline) and central ulceration (green overlay).
These findings are consistent with gastric cancer.
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