Stomach Cancer also called gastric cancer refers to the growth of a cancerous tumor in the stomach. It can develop in any part of the stomach and grow along the stomach wall into the esophagus or small intestine. Stomach cancer is the second most common form of cancer
It also may extend through the stomach wall and spread to nearby lymph nodes and to organs such as the liver, pancreas and colon. Stomach cancer also may spread to distant organs, such as the lungs, the lymphnodes above the collar bone, and the ovaries. When stomach cancer spreads to an ovary, the tumor in the ovary is called…
