Is surgery an option for patients with stomach cancer stage 4?Stage 4 stomach cancer is characterized by rapid tumor growth, metastasizing to regional lymph nodes and distant organs (liver, bones, pancreas, less often lungs).
With the development of metastases in other organs, characteristic symptoms occur such as jaundice and liver failure with liver damage, ascites with metastases in the peritoneum, bowel obstruction with metastases in the small intestine, etc.Therefore, at the advanced stages, gastric cancer is usually inoperable due to the large size of the neoplasm, presence of multiple metastases, and the serious general condition of the patient.
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