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Painless melena.
Patient Data
Age: 80
Gender: Male
From the case:
Metastatic gastric carcinoma
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Partially circumferential irregular mass of the gastric antrum. Adjacent stranding and adenopathy extending into the mesentery.
Gastrohepatic ligament adenopathy.
Numerous liver metastases.
Case Discussion
Gastric adenocarcinoma is the most common primary gastric malignancy. It often presents with advanced disease due to producing few early symptoms (as in this case, where the patient had painless anemia). It is an aggressive tumor with poor prognosis.