Stage I gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma alongside primary esophageal melanoma

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s | Stage I

He died 3 months after the combined surgery for the gastric cancer and esophageal melanoma.

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Gastric cancer causing outlet obstruction and esophageal perforation

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

After nearly 3 months in hospital, he was eating a regular diet and walking independently and had been referred for adjuvant oncology evaluation.

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Stage III Gastric Cancer: Holly's Patient Story

Patient Info: Holly Clegg, Female | Stage III

She was receiving hospice support at home while continuing gastric-cancer advocacy and fundraising.

Gastric Cancer: Brian's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Brian

Brian reported being declared cancer-free in June 2022 after a partial gastrectomy and continued follow-up with medical teams.

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Perforated gastric cancer treated with staged surgery, HIPEC and chemotherapy

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

Adjuvant capecitabine plus oxaliplatin began one month after surgery. At the 6-month follow-up, he was eating without discomfort and had no other symptoms.

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Severe dumping syndrome after gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

A 68-year-old man developed severe early dumping syndrome with shock after a previous total gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

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Gastric adenocarcinoma treated with total gastrectomy in a man with CTLA4 insufficiency

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, Under 40

Biomarkers: CTLA4 mutation

He died from Klebsiella pneumonia sepsis 25 months after total gastrectomy.

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Teenage-onset gastric adenocarcinoma followed by 7 years of complete remission

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, Under 40

Biomarkers: CTLA4 mutation; EBV-negative

He remained in complete remission for 7 years after total gastrectomy.

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Poorly differentiated gastric cancer treated surgically in a woman with CTLA4 insufficiency

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CTLA4 mutation; EBV-negative

She had no gastric-cancer relapse for more than 3 years after subtotal gastrectomy.

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EBV-associated gastric cancer recurring after endoscopic resection in a woman with CTLA4 insufficiency

Patient Info: Anonymized, female, 40s

Biomarkers: CTLA4 mutation; EBV-associated

She reached complete remission after total gastrectomy for the recurrence and was about 3 years beyond that surgery at the latest description.

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In situ gastric adenocarcinoma treated endoscopically in a man with CTLA4 insufficiency

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 40s

Biomarkers: CTLA4 mutation; EBV-associated

Six months after endoscopic resection, gastroscopy showed quiescent tubular adenomas with low-grade dysplasia and ongoing endoscopic surveillance was planned.

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AFP-producing hepatoid gastric cancer with neuroendocrine differentiation

Patient Info: Anonymized, male, 60s

Biomarkers: AFP-producing; synaptophysin-positive; chromogranin A-positive

At 6 months after surgery, AFP had risen above 2,000 ng/mL while CT showed no obvious abnormality. He declined PET/CT and left the hospital.

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Managing severe hypothyroidism before surgery for obstructing gastric cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

A 53-year-old man with an obstructing gastric adenocarcinoma needed urgent correction of severe hypothyroidism before cancer surgery could proceed.

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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer in a 34-year-old man with a CDH1 mutation

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

Biomarkers: CDH1 monoallelic deletion of exons 1-2

Under surveillance with the most recent CT showing no active disease and no evidence of disease at the latest follow-up.

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Microscopic gastric cancer found after preventive gastrectomy in a 32-year-old man with a CDH1 mutation

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 monoallelic deletion of exons 1-2

Recovered after a postoperative pancreatitis episode and was doing well without evidence of disease at the latest follow-up.

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Microscopic gastric cancer found after preventive gastrectomy in a 23-year-old woman with a CDH1 mutation

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 monoallelic deletion of exons 1-2

Continued follow-up with no evidence of disease at the latest follow-up.

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Gastric cancer surgery leads to the diagnosis of previously unrecognized Gaucher disease

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

A 69-year-old woman underwent surgery for gastric adenocarcinoma, while unusual bone-marrow and lymph-node findings led to a separate diagnosis of Gaucher disease.

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Stage IV gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases responds to combined chemotherapy, surgery and HIPEC

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

Metastatic Site: peritoneum

At last follow-up in January 2018, she was asymptomatic and examinations showed no evidence of disease.

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Stage IV signet-ring gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases treated with chemotherapy, surgery and HIPEC

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

Metastatic Site: peritoneum

Developed peritoneal recurrence 3 months after postoperative chemotherapy and was receiving second-line chemotherapy at follow-up.

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Stage IV signet-ring gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases treated with chemotherapy, gastrectomy and HIPEC

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

Metastatic Site: peritoneum

At follow-up, he had no signs of recurrence.

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Robotic gastric cancer surgery in a man with situs inversus totalis and no recurrence at 2.5 years

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 50s

Biomarkers: HER2 2+

At 2.5 years after surgery, there was no recurrence.

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Stage III Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Harrison's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Harrison | Stage III

Several years after diagnosis, Harrison described being in remission while continuing to fear that the gastric cancer could return.

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Stage II gastric adenocarcinoma diagnosed at the same time as Hodgkin lymphoma

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

Biomarkers: HER2 IHC 0

Routine follow-up was ongoing as of November 2016.

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Metastatic gastric cancer returns about 5 years after treatment and causes pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy

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

Metastatic Site: bone marrow; pulmonary microvasculature

He died of respiratory failure from pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy on hospital day 45, about 5 years after his initial gastric cancer diagnosis.

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