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Gastric cancer - Symptom
Alternative Names
Cancer - stomach; Stomach cancer; Gastric carcinoma
Symptoms:
- 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
Signs and tests:
- 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
- Reviewed last on: 4/7/2008
- A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy, ELS. Previously reviewed by Rita Nanda, MD, Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (9/11/2006).
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