Question 260 · LEK · Gastric cancer
A 56-year-old male patient diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the body of the stomach, confirmed by histopathological findings, came to see a doctor at an outpatient clinic. Which examination will you order for the local staging assessment of the cancer:
- A. abdominal ultrasound.
- B. diagnostic laparoscopy.
- C. paracentesis.
- D. abdominal CT.
- E. PET.
Hint
Choose the basic cross-sectional imaging used first to assess tumour extent, lymph nodes and spread before planning treatment.
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