Open AccessGastric cancer
Author(s) -
Lawrence Walter
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.36.4.216
Subject(s) - commonwealth , cancer , citation , medicine , library science , stomach cancer , gerontology , history , archaeology , computer science
The stomach is a sac-like organ located between the esophagus and small intestine. The stomach aids in digestion and stores food. Anatomically, the stomach has been broken down into 5 different regions: cardia, fundus, body, antrum, and pylorus (see below). The stomach is also composed of 5 different tissue layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, subserosa, and serosa. The more layers a cancer invades, the worse its prognosis. 1 [ ] 2 [ ]