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  2. Nodule (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    The evaluation of a skin nodule includes a description of its appearance, its location, how it feels to touch and any associated symptoms which may give clues to an underlying medical condition. [4] Often discovered unintentionally on a chest x-ray, a single nodule in the lung requires assessment to exclude cancer. [9]

  3. Stomach cancer - Wikipedia

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    Less than 5% of stomach cancers occur in people under 40 years of age, with 81.1% of that 5% in the age-group of 30 to 39 and 18.9% in the age-group of 20 to 29. [102] In 2014, stomach cancer resulted in 0.61% of deaths (13,303 cases) in the United States. [103] In China, stomach cancer accounted for 3.56% of all deaths (324,439 cases).

  4. Tumor of the stomach - Wikipedia

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    The stomach is an organ of the Gastrointestinal tract that sits in the abdomen. [1] Tumors of the stomach are known as gastric tumors, and can be either benign or malignant (gastric cancer). These tumors arise from the cells of the gastric mucosa which lines the stomach. Typically, most gastric tumors are cancerous and not detected until a ...

  5. Nodule - Wikipedia

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    Nodule may refer to: Nodule (geology), a small rock or mineral cluster; Manganese nodule, a metallic concretion found on the seafloor; Nodule (medicine), a small aggregation of cells; Root nodule, a growth on the roots of legumes; A feature of mollusc sculpture; Nodule of vermis, an external feature of the cerebellum

  6. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor - Wikipedia

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    Pediatric GISTs are treated differently from adult GISTs. Although the generally accepted definition of pediatric GIST is a tumor that is diagnosed at the age of 18 years or younger, [46] "pediatric-type" GISTs can be seen in adults, which affects risk assessment, the role of lymph node resection, and choice of therapy. [48]

  7. 5 cancer types where screenings save the most lives - AOL

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    Over a 45-years span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments ...

  8. Gastric lymphoma - Wikipedia

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    Primary gastric lymphoma (lymphoma that originates in the stomach itself) [1] is an uncommon condition, accounting for less than 15% of gastric malignancies and about 2% of all lymphomas. However, the stomach is a very common extranodal site for lymphomas (lymphomas originate elsewhere and metastasise to the stomach). [ 2 ]

  9. Abdominal mass - Wikipedia

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    An abdominal mass is any localized enlargement or swelling in the human abdomen.Depending on its location, the abdominal mass may be caused by an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), enlarged spleen (splenomegaly), protruding kidney, a pancreatic mass, a retroperitoneal mass (a mass in the posterior of the peritoneum), an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or various tumours, such as those caused by ...