Stomach cancer echocardiography or ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Differentiating Stomach Cancer from other Diseases
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Diagnosis
Diagnostic study of choice
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History and Symptoms
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Overview

Stomach cancer (also called gastric cancer) can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus and the small intestine. Stomach cancer causes nearly one million deaths worldwide per year.