Which of the following statements about Gastric carcinoma are true?
Correct Answer: Often associated with Hypochlorhydria/Achlorhydria
Description: Gastric carcinomas are often associated with hypochlorhydria and achlorhydria.
"About 20% of patients with carcinoma stomach are achlorhydric after maximal stimulation. Hypochlorhydria is present in about all the cases" - Textbook of Surgery by. Gupta 2/e 867
Adenocarcinomas are the most common histological subtypes of stomach cancer.
"About 85% of stomach cancers are adenocarcinomas"- Harrison 17/e p571
Occult blood in the stool may be seen in gastric ca.
"Acute GI bleeding is somewhat unusual (5%), but chronic occult blood loss is common and manifests as iron deficiency anemia and heme-positive stool."- Schwartz 9/e p932
Gastric ca are not radiosensitive; they are relatively radioresistant.
"Gastric adenocarcinoma is a relatively radioresistant tumor"- Harrison 17/e p573
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