What is the difference between gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric cancer?

What is the Difference Between Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Gastric Cancer?

The difference between gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric cancer is that gastric adenocarcinoma is a type of gastric cancer.

Gastric cancer is a malignant tumor that originates from gastric mucosal cells. According to the pathological type, gastric cancer can be divided into adenocarcinoma, cytomegalovirus carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, medullary carcinoma and undifferentiated cell carcinoma, among which gastric adenocarcinoma is the most common pathological type.

Most gastric adenocarcinomas have no obvious clinical symptoms in the early stages. Some patients may experience indigestion, upper abdominal pain, etc., which are not easy to notice. As the disease progresses, more serious symptoms such as bleeding may occur. The main treatment for gastric adenocarcinoma is surgery. If it is a particularly early stage gastric cancer, the lesion is less than 2 cm and there is no ulcer, it can be removed under endoscopy. This method is less traumatic, has fewer complications, and recovers quickly. For larger lesions, radical surgery and palliative treatment can be performed, and after surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy may be required based on the doctor's advice.

Gastric adenocarcinoma or other types of gastric cancer should be treated actively. Patients should adjust their mentality, build confidence in treating the disease, develop a healthy lifestyle, and participate in physical activities appropriately.