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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Stage I gastric adenocarcinoma treated with endoscopic resection and additional laparoscopic gastrectomy in situs inversus

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

At 18 months after surgery, he was doing well without recurrent gastric cancer.

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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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Seven synchronous early gastric cancers with extensive lymph-node involvement in an 85-year-old man

Patient Info: Anonymized, Male, 70+

An 85-year-old man was found to have seven synchronous early gastric adenocarcinomas, with 28 of 48 removed lymph nodes containing metastases despite shallow primary-tumor invasion.

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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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Stage II signet-ring gastric cancer is found after repeated negative biopsies in a 52-year-old woman

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

She was alive at the latest follow-up after surgery.

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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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Gastric Cancer: Johanna's Patient Story

Patient Info: Johanna Chelcun, Female, Under 40

She gradually rebuilt her strength and ran a half-marathon about 10 months after surgery.

Gastric Cancer: Laura's Patient Story

Patient Info: Laura McFetridge Ayala, Female, Under 40

Biomarkers: CDH1 mutation

She was recovering after total gastrectomy and adapting to life without a stomach.

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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Omental infarction mimics cancer recurrence after surgery for early gastric cancer

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

At 12 months after gastric surgery, follow-up imaging showed the postoperative omental lesion had decreased without treatment, supporting resolving omental infarction rather than peritoneal cancer spread.

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Omental infarction causes abdominal pain after laparoscopic-assisted gastric-cancer surgery

Patient Info: Anonymized, Female, 60s

Five months after the postoperative omental infarction, follow-up imaging showed the lesion had almost resolved and PET imaging showed no abnormal uptake.

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