title: Carcinoma of stomach and duodenum: radiologic diagnosis and staging.
abstract: Gastric carcinoma is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality worldwide. Accurate preoperative staging of gastric cancer is important in planning the most effective therapy toward cure or palliation. This article reviews the radiologic diagnosis and staging of gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 34390 Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. mehtapunaci@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mehtap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tunaci
mesh_terms: D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed