Stage IV gastric adenocarcinoma causes inferior vena cava compression and severe leg swelling

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2-positive

Metastatic Site: omentum

At the latest follow-up, she was receiving cycle 5 of paclitaxel and trastuzumab. Her appetite, energy and leg edema had improved, although abdominal bloating persisted.

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Severe gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation during apatinib treatment for metastatic gastric cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 50s | Stage IV

Biomarkers: HER2 IHC 2+; FISH negative for HER2 amplification

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, ileum

She died on February 23, 2015 after gastrointestinal perforation, septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction during progressive metastatic disease.

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Metachronous gastric adenosquamous carcinoma spreads to the liver after endoscopic resection

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+ | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver

He died from gastric cancer 27 months after endoscopic resection of the metachronous adenosquamous carcinoma.

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Gastric signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma spreads to the urinary bladder

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: urinary bladder

At the latest documentation, palliative chemotherapy had been started for metastatic gastric cancer involving the urinary bladder.

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Persistent fever leads to the diagnosis of gastric adenosquamous carcinoma in a 73-year-old man

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

At nearly 20 months after surgery, CT follow-up showed no recurrence and he was in good health.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma is found after repeated ulcer biopsies remain negative

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 40s

He recovered well after surgery, received adjuvant chemotherapy and continued regular outpatient follow-up.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma causes SIADH through ectopic ADH secretion

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

Biomarkers: ADH-positive tumor cells

He died from gastric-cancer progression 1.6 years after diagnosis despite surgery and chemotherapy.

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AFP-producing gastric adenocarcinoma causes biliary obstruction without liver metastasis

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: markedly elevated serum AFP

After further chemotherapy became impossible, she was discharged in stable condition to Saint Vincent Island for comfort-focused care.

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Gastric cancer recurs in the spermatic cord 7 years after treatment

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: epididymis, spermatic cord

At 26 months after orchiectomy, he was doing well with no evidence of recurrence, more than 9 years after his original gastric-cancer surgery.

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Gastric cancer recurs in the spermatic cord after 6 years without recurrence

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: spermatic cord

At 20 months after orchiectomy, he was stable with no recurrence, more than 7 years after treatment of his original gastric cancer.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma recurs in the adrenal gland 6 years after gastrectomy

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: left adrenal gland

At 13 months after resection of the adrenal metastasis, imaging and tumor-marker follow-up found no evidence of recurrence, placing him more than 7 years beyond the original gastrectomy.

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Signet-ring gastric cancer with repeated recurrences and a late adrenal metastasis

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 40s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: left adrenal gland

At 12 months after resection of the adrenal metastasis, no definite recurrence was found, roughly 7 years after the original gastric-cancer surgery.

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The Loss of a Mother

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage IV

She died in February 2013 after living with Stage IV gastric cancer while her daughter cared for her through treatment.

Gastric Cancer: Sara's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sara Souto Strom, Female

After treatment, Sara returned to an active life and continued her work as a cancer researcher.

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Stage IV primary gastric choriocarcinoma reaches 9 years with no evidence of disease

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver, lungs

She remained alive with no evidence of disease for 9 years after radiofrequency ablation, more than 9 years after the original diagnosis.

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Early gastric cancer returns in bone after an 8-year disease-free interval

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: bone

After an 8-year disease-free interval, he developed bone metastasis, received chemotherapy, developed disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and died in August 2011, nearly 10 years after the original diagnosis.

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Stage III signet-ring gastric cancer is diagnosed only after repeated negative biopsies

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s | Stage III

He was alive at the latest follow-up after surgery and 8 courses of XELOX chemotherapy.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma spreads to the liver and esophageal mucosa

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: liver, esophageal mucosa

The metastatic disease progressed despite 3 cycles of second-line docetaxel plus cisplatin.

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Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma presents with severe breathing problems in a 24-year-old man

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, Under 40 | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: lungs, pleura, mediastinal lymph nodes, bone

After 2 months of chemotherapy, imaging showed a partial response in the stomach and metastatic sites, and his breathing symptoms resolved without further oxygen support.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma first presents with painful eye and orbital metastases

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s | Stage IV

Metastatic Site: left uvea, orbit, sclera, optic nerve

He died 6 months later after treatment for metastatic gastric cancer.

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