On initial diagnosis, the patient with stomach cancer will most likely have which findings?
A) Dysphagia and nausea
B) Weight loss and abdominal pain
C) Early satiety and occult bleeding
D) A palpable right upper quadrant mass and severe pain
B) Weight loss and abdominal pain
Explanation: A) Weight loss and abdominal pain are the most common symptoms of stomach cancer at initial diagnosis. Abdominal pain tends to be vague and mild early in the disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Patients may present with dysphagia from tumors of the gastroesophageal junction or proximal stomach or gastric outlet obstruction from tumors of the distal stomach. Other manifestations include nausea, early satiety, and occult GI bleeding. A mass may be palpable in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
B) Weight loss and abdominal pain are the most common symptoms of stomach cancer at initial diagnosis. Abdominal pain tends to be vague and mild early in the disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Patients may present with dysphagia from tumors of the gastroesophageal junction or proximal stomach or gastric outlet obstruction from tumors of the distal stomach. Other manifestations include nausea, early satiety, and occult GI bleeding. A mass may be palpable in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
C) Weight loss and abdominal pain are the most common symptoms of stomach cancer at initial diagnosis. Abdominal pain tends to be vague and mild early in the disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Patients may present with dysphagia from tumors of the gastroesophageal junction or proximal stomach or gastric outlet obstruction from tumors of the distal stomach. Other manifestations include nausea, early satiety, and occult GI bleeding. A mass may be palpable in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
D) Weight loss and abdominal pain are the most common symptoms of stomach cancer at initial diagnosis. Abdominal pain tends to be vague and mild early in the disease and worsens as the disease progresses. Patients may present with dysphagia from tumors of the gastroesophageal junction or proximal stomach or gastric outlet obstruction from tumors of the distal stomach. Other manifestations include nausea, early satiety, and occult GI bleeding. A mass may be palpable in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen.
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