J.2.12 Carcinoma of stomach
- A 45 years old female presented with vomiting of 6 months duration.
- The specimen is that of the entire stomach along with a stump of the oesophagus (the forceps marks are seen) and the pylorus.
- The specimen is cut opened longitudinally to show a rather diffuse growth with marked hypertrophy of the wall of the stomach near the tumour
- The tumour seems to extend right along the lesser curvature but stops short along the greater curvature.
- The rugae, though seen, appear to be markedly reduced (probably due to infiltration by the tumour cells).
- The lymph nodes along the lesser curvature are indistinctly seen.
- The stomach as a whole, has not shrunken.