Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presença de fatores de risco
- dor abdominal
- perda de peso
- linfadenopatia
Other diagnostic factors
- 50-70 anos de idade
- sexo masculino
- tabagismo
- história familiar
- náuseas
- disfagia
- hemorragia digestiva baixa
Risk factors
- anemia perniciosa
- Helicobacter pylori
- compostos N-nitrosos
- dieta pobre em frutas e legumes
- dieta com alto teor de sal
- tabagismo
- história familiar
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- endoscopia digestiva alta com biópsia
- Hemograma completo
- perfil metabólico completo
Tests to consider
- TC do tórax/abdome/pelve
- ultrassonografia endoscópica
- laparoscopia
- PET/TC
Treatment algorithm
localizado: adequado para cirurgia
localizado: não adequado para cirurgia
doença metastática e avançada
Contributors
Authors
Ahmed Abdelhakeem, MD
Fellow Physician
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Jacksonville
FL
Disclosures
AA declares that he has no competing interests.
Mariela Blum Murphy, MD
Associate Professor
Department of GI Medical Oncology
University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
TX
Disclosures
MBM declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Dr Ahmed Abdelhakeem and Dr Mariela Blum Murphy would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Valerie Reed and Dr Prajnan Das, previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
VR and PD declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Theodore Hong, MD
Director
Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Boston
MA
Disclosures
TH declares that he has no competing interests.
Andreas Leodolter, MD
Head of Department
Department of Gastroenterology
Sana Klinikum
Remscheid
Germany
Disclosures
AL declares that he has no competing interests.
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- Úlcera péptica
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- Acalasia
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