Gastric Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Gastric cancer
A
cancer of the stomach
2
Q
risk factors
A
obesity poor diet smoking H. pylori blood group A
3
Q
signs
A
weight loss dysphagia epigastric pain virchows sign and trosslier's sign upper GI bleed risk factor history
4
Q
investigations
A
upper GI endoscopy - diagnose
CT - stage
5
Q
what can be seen on the endoscopy
A
signet cells
6
Q
what is Virchow’s sign and trossliers sign
A
virchows - lymph node above left clavicle
trossliers - palpable lymph node above left left clavicel
7
Q
management
A
gastrectomy + chemo
palliative care
life style factors
8
Q
what will be raised
A
urea due the presence of an upper GI bleed
