Symptoms of stomach cancer
In its early stages, the cancer of the stomach can not to cause signs or symptoms as the tumor is small. In addition, the abdomen and stomach are large structures to expand, so a tumor can grow without causing symptoms. The symptoms often appear once the tumor spread into tissues and organs nearby. Symptoms of stomach cancer can also be caused by other medical conditions. If you have these symptoms, see your doctor.
The signs and symptoms of cancer of the stomach include:
pain or discomfort in the abdomen (may be light)
weight loss
fatigue
digestive changes, such as loss of appetite, feeling of fullness after a meal (early satiety), heartburn (difficulty to digest), or nausea
difficulty swallowing or painful swallowing
vomiting, in which there may be blood
anemia
abdominal bloating, especially after meals
blood in the stool
jaundice (the skin and the whites of the eyes turn yellow and urine is dark yellow)
accumulation of fluid in the abdomen (called ascites)
mass in the abdomen that can be felt on physical examination
mass on ovary (Krukenberg tumor)
mass in the basin (Blumer plate), which can be felt during a rectal
bump in the area of the navel (a lymph node swollen, sometimes called ganglion of Sister Mary Joseph)
bump above left clavicle (one or more lymph nodes swollen, sometimes called lymph Troisier or Virchow)
works at the left armpit (a swollen lymph node)
darkening of the skin in the folds of the body (acanthosis nigricans)
growths like warts on the skin (Seborrheic Keratosis)
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