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2. Gastrolith - Wikipedia

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   A gastrolith, also called a stomach stone or gizzard stone, is a rock held inside a gastrointestinal tract. Gastroliths in some species are retained in the muscular gizzard and used to grind food in animals lacking suitable grinding teeth. In other species the rocks are ingested and pass through the digestive system and are frequently replaced.

3. Gastrointestinal stromal tumor - Wikipedia

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   When GIST is suspected—as opposed to other causes for similar tumors—the pathologist can use immunohistochemistry (specific antibodies that stain the molecule CD117 [also known as c-KIT] —see below). 95% of all GISTs are CD117-positive (other possible markers include CD34, DOG-1, desmin, and vimentin).

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. Woman, 39, thought her severe heartburn was a heart attack ...

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   About 3% of patients have a genetic predisposition for stomach cancer, Woo notes. Genetic testing showed Row has a mutation in the CDH1 gene. Stomach cancer associated with such mutations is ...

6. Stomach cancer - Wikipedia

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   ] The highest rate of stomach cancer was in Mongolia, at 28 cases per 100,000 people. [105] [unreliable source?] In the United Kingdom, stomach cancer is the 15th most-common cancer (around 7,100 people were diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2011), and it is the 10th most-common cause of cancer-related deaths (around 4,800 people died in 2012 ...

7. Bezoar - Wikipedia

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   [2] A bezoar stone (/ ˈ b i z ɔː r / BEE-zor) is a mass often found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, [2] though it can occur in other locations. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] A pseudobezoar is an indigestible object introduced intentionally into the digestive system.