FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE BODY OF THE STOMACH



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Clinical summary: 75 year old female presenting with abdominal pain.

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Operative procedure: Total gastectomy.
Tumor location: Gastric wall.
Tumor characteristics: Thickened gastric wall with flattened, coarsely granular mucosa and absence of ruguae in the area of the tumor.