Gastric Cancer
“If prior staging evaluation is negative for the metastatic disease, positron emission tomography combined with computerized tomography imaging may help determine the resectability of gastric cancers in select cases” - Excerpt from Specialty Note. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - July 6, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Drify Tags: Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties Source Type: forums
Re: Effects of Helicobacter pylori treatment and vitamin and garlic supplementation on gastric cancer incidence and mortality: follow-up of a randomized intervention trial
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - October 2, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Gastric cancer local spread
Hey,
FA states; "Early aggressive local spread with node/liver metastases" for gastric cancer.
What does that mean exactly? Does this mean that for every type of gastric cancer, if metastasis to the liver or local nodes (e.g. sister Mary Joseph nodule but NOT Virschow node as that is distant) then the gastric cancer is early in progression but is aggressive.
Did I interpret that correctly? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 27, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lothric Source Type: forums
Will medicine ever become boring ?
Ive shadowed lots of types of physicians, and it seems cool with all the variety but now that I realize as you chose a specialty it probably gets repetetive.
The gastric surgeon I shadowed was doing mainly hernia repairs and colon cancer excisions on a daily basis
Intervention cardiologist was pacemakers with a few other procedures but mainly pacemakers
Internal medicine was primarily dealing with checkups and physicals, in the hospital the standard stuff.
When you look at it as a whole...
Will medicine ever become boring ? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 25, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: CaptainJackSparrow83 Source Type: forums
alcohol vs smoking for adenocarcinoma of the stomach
which one is a higher risk for adenocarcinoma of the stomach? alcohol vs. smoking? Just had an nbme q about this. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 27, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: MudPhud20XX Source Type: forums
