Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Consider the suspected cancer pathway referral for people with an _____ consistent with stomach cancer

_____ is a malignant tumour arising from the stomach lining

_____ peritonitis is persistent or recurrent peritonitis following treatment of primary or secondary peritonitis, often involving resistant or opportunistic organisms in critically ill or immunosuppressed patients

Gastric cancer more commonly affects _____ 2:1

Hint: sex

Once a diagnosis of gastric cancer is made via endoscopy, _____ is used to help with TNM staging and CT TAP is used to confirm the patient is a surgical candidate (rule out distant metastases)

Hint: imaging

_____ tumour is a metastatic mucinous tumour of BOTH ovaries most commonly secondary to gastric cancer

_____ cancer rarely can present with Leser-Trélat sign, which is sudden-onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses

What is the initial investigation for gastric cancer? _____

A diet with ↑ _____ in smoked meats is associated with gastric cancer (particularly seen in Japan)

Palpation of a peritonitic abdomen may reveal _____, guarding and rebound tenderness