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[A Case of Advanced Cardia Gastric Cancer with Pernicious Anemia]

Takashi Katsumori1, Hisami Ohshima, Hiromitsu Hamaguchi

  • 1Dept. of Surgery, Arao Municipal Hospital.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy
|February 16, 2019
PubMed

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This case study highlights a 70-year-old male diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer and pernicious anemia. Successful treatment involved vitamin B12, gastrectomy, and chemotherapy, leading to a 5-year recurrence-free survival.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology
  • Hematology

Background:

  • Gastric cancer can present with nonspecific symptoms like anemia.
  • Pernicious anemia, an autoimmune condition, is characterized by macrocytic anemia and intrinsic factor antibodies.
  • Co-occurrence of gastric cancer and pernicious anemia requires careful diagnostic and therapeutic management.

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