Gastric stump adenocarcinoma develops more than 30 years after partial gastrectomy for gastric ulcer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

He died 30 days after surgery following postoperative hemodynamic instability and suspected ischemia at the esophagojejunal anastomosis.

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Stage IV gastric cancer with peritoneal metastases controlled for years with intraperitoneal chemotherapy

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

Metastatic Site: peritoneum, bone

She had survived 5 years 2 months after diagnosis of peritoneal carcinomatosis, despite later suspected ovarian metastases, confirmed bone metastases and recurrent peritoneal disease.

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Gastric Cancer: Ralph's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Ralph Lilja, 50s

Three years after treatment, the patient reported remaining disease-free and having returned to a normal life.

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Lorita: Sandra Sankar Poukkula

Patient Info: Sandra Sankar Poukkula, Female, Under 40 | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

The cancer later spread to other parts of her body, and she died on January 13, 2012, at age 39.

Gastric Cancer: Sandra's Patient Story

Patient Info: Sandra Sankar Poukkula, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

Sandra died from stomach cancer on January 13, 2012, at age 39, just over a year after diagnosis.

Gastric Cancer: Adriana's Patient Story

Patient Info: Adriana Walsh, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

At age 21, Adriana was recovering positively after total gastrectomy and sharing her experience through Young and Stomachless.

Stage I signet-ring gastric cancer treated with laparoscopic distal gastrectomy despite unusual abdominal blood vessels

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

At 6 months after surgery, she remained without recurrence.

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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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Stage I gastric cancer treated with laparoscopic total gastrectomy in a man with situs inversus

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

He was alive without recurrence or symptoms 4 years after surgery.

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Early gastric adenocarcinoma removed endoscopically before a separate gastric cancer developed

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

Annual endoscopic surveillance showed no recurrence of the first gastric cancer; about 2 years later, a separate metachronous gastric primary was detected elsewhere in the stomach.

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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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Early gastric adenocarcinoma found with Strongyloides infection in the stomach and duodenum

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

At 4 months after surgery, follow-up monitoring found no observable abnormalities.

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Large locally invasive gastric adenocarcinoma with a gastrocutaneous fistula treated by multivisceral surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 70+

Biomarkers: chromogranin-positive; CD56-positive

She developed severe respiratory distress and pneumonia on postoperative day 10 and died 20 days after surgery despite antibiotics and intensive care.

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My Road To Awareness

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female | Stage Metastatic/Advanced

Jessica’s mother died in January 2005 after about 5 months of advanced stomach cancer, surgery, postoperative complications, and rapid progression.

Postoperative acalculous cholecystitis and sepsis after gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

He died 42 days after surgery from severe multiple-organ dysfunction and septic shock following postoperative acute acalculous cholecystitis, pulmonary infection and heart failure.

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Acalculous cholecystitis treated with drainage after surgery for advanced gastric mucinous adenocarcinoma

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

After readmission with postoperative acute acalculous cholecystitis, percutaneous gallbladder drainage and antibiotics relieved his fever and abdominal pain. He was discharged 5 days after readmission, and the drainage tube was removed on day 19.

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Acute acalculous cholecystitis causes septic shock after gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 60s

He recovered after emergency surgery for postoperative acute acalculous cholecystitis and septic shock. Two months later, the gallbladder drainage tube was removed and he had no further related discomfort.

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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 Cancer: Gretchen's Survivor Story

Patient Info: Gretchen Borzi, Female, 40s

Biomarkers: germline CDH1 mutation

The cancers were localized with no lymph-node spread, and Gretchen was considered cured after gastrectomy.

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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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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