Question

Endoscopic differences between gastric adeno carcinoma and lymphoma

Answer 1

Primary gastric lymphoma versus gastric cancer. An endoscopic and radiographic study of differential diagnostic possibilities. ... Of the remaining patients eight were preoperatively diagnosed as cancers and two as benign ulcers. Malignancy was not suggested by biopsy or cytology in a total of six lymphoma patients.

Answer 2

Answer:

An endoscopy is a test that allows the doctor to see inside the body with a thin, lighted, flexible tube. A biopsy of the skin may also be needed depending on which subtype of lymphoma is suspected. Having enough tissue in the biopsy sample is very important in making a diagnosis.