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Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Male
From the case:
Gastric carcinoma
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Double contrast images from a barium meal study showing an advanced gastric malignancy involving the body of stomach.
Case Discussion
With the common use of endoscopy barium meal now has a rather selective use in assessing all forms of gastric disease, including stomach cancer. On occasion it is used when the patient either is unwilling or medically unfit to undergo EGD. CT is then indicated for staging purposes.