Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The current problem of advanced gastric cancer is its high morbimortality, it represents the fifth most frequent tumor and the fourth cause of death, surgical treatment determines a benefit in the survival of the patient, however, most tumors at the time of diagnosis are in advanced stages resulting ineffective surgical procedure, we present the case of an 82-year-old male patient, consulting for abdominal distention, unquantified weight loss and hyporexia. Endoscopy revealed a tumor lesion whose histological report was gastric adenocarcinoma, so a total gastrectomy and subsequent chemotherapy were performed, he presented a torpid evolution and finally died. Conclusion: multiple factors influence the genesis of the tumor; gastrectomy is still the standard of treatment in early stages but most cases are in advanced stages
Institution: Universidad Católica de Cuenca
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403712942