Any info about stromal stomach tumours, please.?
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General Information About Gastric Cancer \n\n\nGastric cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the stomach.\n\nThe stomach is a J-shaped organ in the upper abdomen. It is part of the digestive system, which processes nutrients (vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and water) in foods that are eaten and helps pass waste material out of the body. Food moves from the throat to the stomach through a hollow, muscular tube called the esophagus. After leaving the stomach, partly-digested food passes into the small intestine and then into the large intestine (the colon). \n\nThe wall of the stomach is made up of 3 layers of tissue: the mucosal (innermost) layer, the muscularis (middle) layer, and the serosal (outermost) layer. Gastric cancer begins in the cells lining the mucosal layer and spreads through the outer layers as it grows.\n\nStromal tumors of the stomach begin in supporting connective tissue and are treated differently from gastric cancer. Refer to the PDQ summary on Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment for more information.\n\nAge, diet, and stomach disease can affect the risk of developing gastric cancer. \n\nRisk factors include the following:\n\nHelicobacter pylori infection of the stomach. \nChronic gastritis (inflammation of the stomach). \nOlder age. \nBeing male. \nA diet high in salted, smoked, or poorly preserved foods and low in fruits and vegetables. \nPernicious anemia. \nSmoking cigarettes. \nIntestinal metaplasia. \nFamilial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) or gastric polyps. \nA mother, father, sister, or brother who has had stomach cancer.
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Phone up the Royal college of Surgeons: there are some overseas exams these days. However there is a HIGH failure rate in these. You are advised to go on the official MRCS courses...where I will teach you!!!\nBrush up your anatomy and physiology.\nFor the viva there is a good book by David Lowe on the Pathology.\nGood Luck
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carcinoid tumors are very rare.\nCheck out Indiana University Cancer Center
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Please do not dismiss this complaint. I do not want to scare you but I don't know how else to make you take this seriously. Take him back to the doctor and insist on a complete physical.\n\nThere is an extremely rare childhood cancer of the abdomen called desmoplastic small round cell tumor. It predominately strikes boys and young adults and occurs as multiple masses within the abdominal cavity. Feel his tummy all over for lumps or anything hard. If you find something, get him to his doctor today. Family doctors can miss this type of cancer because it is so rare. They can also misdiagnose the cancer because there may be few or no symptoms. \n\nAs I've said, this is a rare cancer but you need to find out exactly what is going on with him. It needs to be checked out, just to be sure.\n\nDSRCT patients\nhttp://www.dsrct.com/patients.htm\n\nI didn't listen to my son when he was complaining about similar symptoms. When he was finally diagnosed  he was already a stage IV.
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My 17 year old son had not been feeling well. He had a blood test which indicated that he had hypothyroidism. His belly was also swelling. We went to see an endoconologist who tapped on my sons belly and than said he thought more was going on than hypothyroidism. We didn't have a clue. He sent us back to our family doctor, who referred us to a major medical center. We were told to drive him there as quickly as possible and not stop. He was admitted at 11pm and we were all exhausted. The pediatric residents on the floor examined him and that was the first time I heard the word cancer. He had a lump in his neck (lympth nodes), under his arm pits, and groin. His belly was swollen and filled with fluid. He couldn't eat anything at all, but they asked him to swallow a liter of contrast for a CT. I really don't know how he did it. \n\nThe entire time we were all calm, just anxious to find out the extent of the cancer. Everytime a doctor walked into the room the news just got worse and worse. My son at 17 handled it all calmly. A team of doctors came in (with the social worker - we quickly learned that when the social worker comes in with the doctors its probably not good news). My son had a volley ball size tumor in the abdominal cavity, tumors on the large and small intestine, rectum, spleen, liver, chest wall, spots on lungs, diaphragm, and malignant asicitis. Whew. I never felt so sick in my life listening to this news. My son was given a choice at that time . . to go home or to stay and fight his disease.\n\nAnd, in that maddeningly calm and philosophical way he has he asked, "Well . . is there any treatment for this?"\n\nHe was told that there was a possibility that the tumors might respond to chemotherapy. Since it was a rare, very aggressive sarcoma, we were told that there were no guarantees, but they would help him fight it if that is what he wanted.\n\nHis response was, "Well. Let's do it than."\n\nAnd, with every treatment he's had in the past 19 months he's had the same response. There is no protocol and few treatment options for his cancer but  his pediatric oncologist and team has worked tirelessly looking for answers. They have been amazing.\n\nAfter 8 months of high dose chemotherapy his tumors responded significantly to the treatment. His primary tumor shrunk over 50%, others disappeared totally, he was able to have one surgical debulking to remove 75% of visible tumors. Last year at this time he still had active cancer and was asked he would like to try an experimental procedure where they heat the chemicals and bathe the abdomen with them. This was to address the tiny and microscopic disease that had embedded onto the diaphragm. All he said was, "Let's go create some information about this. If it works . . we'll know its a good treatment . . if it doesn't work . . we'll still be creating valuable information."\n\nHe had the surgery, they removed his spleen, the tumors on his intestines peeled off, and scrapped as much of the tumor from the diaphragm that they could. The experiment worked and he had no evidence of disease for the past 8 months.\n\nVery early on, I would say during those first horrible moments of diagnosis we all made the determination to remain positive. To face news whether it was good or bad. And enjoy each moment that we had. We also learned to 'live inside the box' when we need to . . to close out any thoughs of the future . . he is here now, in the moment . . and that is how we live each day. This is not to say that we havn't had some gut wrenching, pretty much primordial crying at times . . but at the end of the day, what good is that. You still need to face the facts, good or bad, and just deal with it. \n\nAfter 8 months of remission, he has recently had two nodules reappear on the dome of the liver between the diaphragm. And, so we begin the fight again.\n\n He starts chemotherapy next week . . on his 19th bi
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Cysts,non malignant tumor
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to be honest, I'm not sure, but i have had experience with dealing with a close relative with pancreatic cancer, so feel free to get in touch to chat, on sproutly.chick@virgin.net
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So far you have gotten 3 quack answers and one very good answer. If I had a difficult to treat carcinoid tumor then MD Anderson in Houston would be at the top of my list of medical centers at which I might seek treatment.\n\nhttp://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/carcinoid/\n\nhttp://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic316.htm
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Gastric surgery\nSee in\nhttp://www.cedars-sinai.edu/2443.html?OVRAW=surgeon%20for%20gastric%20banding%20surgery&OVKEY=gastric%20banding%20surgery&OVMTC=advanced\nGood luck
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I have had 6 large tumors removed from my body, and have been thought to have Neurofibromatosis, but all doctors involved in my treatment couldn't agree on a diagnosis.  My tumors have been sent to the Mayo Clinic and the Air Force.  Even they could not provide a definitive diagnosis for me.  The last tumor I had removed was in 1992, and have not had any since.  I guess I shall remain a medical mystery.
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There is a treatment for adenocarcinoma of stomach.\nFirst a list of investigations need to be done to determine the stage of the patient. Once it is staged , UR oncologist will be able to tell whether it immediately operable or not.\nThe treatment will include depending on the stage Surgery, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy.\nIt will be advisable to get a PET-CT done or atleast a CT scan.\nIf it can be operated upon then, after the operation , depending on the histopathological report, post op radiotherapy and chemotherapy will be adviced.\nPlease consult an Oncologist.
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Look for info at this link:\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=4d3f920e-87d6-4b6a-a2fe-74c6efa53398&version=1
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My friend had benign tumors that grew in her arms. Go see a doctor!
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Here is a lot of info on cancer, I hope it helps!!
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None. Go see your doctor to be sure you don't have anything more serious. Stomach cancer often feels like an ulcer. So does gastric reflux disease. Stomach ulcers can be serious, too, especially if they start bleeding. Go see a doctor to be sure it isn't anything serious.
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It looks interesting:\n\n\nhttp://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news/&articleid=249341\nhttp://curezone.com/forums/f.asp?f=651\nhttp://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=651&i=71\nhttp://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=651&i=1
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try About.com\n hey have some really great information..\n or just type in the search engine..how does a stomach work?\n you'll have many choices..that's what my son does when he wants to know something..