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Digestive system

Gastrectomy - series

Stomach

Stomach cancer, X-ray

Cancer - stomach; Stomach cancer; Gastric carcinoma

• Loss of appetite
• Difficulty swallowing , particularly difficulty that increases over time
• Vague abdominal fullness
• Nausea and vomiting
• Vomiting blood
• Abdominal pain
• Excessive belching
• Breath odor
• Excessive gas (flatus)
• Unintentional weight loss
• A general decline in health
• Premature abdominal fullness after meals

• An upper GI series showing gastric cancer
• An EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy) and biopsy showing gastric cancer
• A CBC showing anemia (although there are many other reasons for anemia)
• A stool test that is positive for blood

Review Date: 09/11/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.