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GASTRIC CARCINOMA

Overviews / reviews:

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's guideline: Referral guidelines for suspected upper gastrointestinal cancer - http://www.prodigy.nhs.uk/ProdigyKnowledge/Guidance/GuidanceView.aspx?GuidanceId=37372
Gastric Carcinoma: a comprehensive review - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic845.htm
Gastric Carcinoma: radiological perspective - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic787.htm
Pernicious Anaemia - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1799.htm
Chronic Gastritis - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic852.htm
Helicobacter Pylori Infection - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic962.htm
Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3204.htm
Cancer and Rehabilitation - http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic226.htm
Liver, Metastases: radiological perspective - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic394.htm
US National Cancer Institute: Gastric Cancer Treatment - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/gastric/healthprofessional/allpages
Dumping Syndrome (post-gastrectomy syndrome) - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic589.htm

Measures:

Upper GI Endoscopy:

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Understanding Upper Endoscopy - http://www.askasge.org/pages/procedures/upper/understanding.cfm

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The role of endoscopy in the assessment and treatment of oesophageal cancer - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6489&nbr=004063&string=upper+AND+GI+AND+endoscopy

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6490&nbr=004064&string=upper+AND+GI+AND+endoscopy

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Guidelines for endoscopy in pregnant and lactating women - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=6822&nbr=004189&string=upper+AND+GI+AND+endoscopy

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Preparation of patients for GI endoscopy - http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?doc_id=5680&nbr=003818&string=upper+AND+GI+AND+endoscopy

Contrast Examination of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Esophagrams and Upper Gastrointestinal Examinations in Adults - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?CID=547&DID=12215&DOC=FILE.PDF

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Paediatric Contrast Examinations of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12260&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Chest Radiography:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Paediatric and Adult Chest Radiography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12194&CID=545&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

CT Scan Chest:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Paediatric and Adult Thoracic Computed Tomography (CT) - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12199&CID=545&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

ACR Practice Guideline for Performing and Interpreting Diagnostic Computed Tomography (CT) - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?CID=541&DID=12265&DOC=FILE.PDF

ACR Technical Standard for Diagnostic Medical Physics Performance Monitoring of Computed Tomography (CT) Equipment - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?CID=1073&DID=12201&DOC=FILE.PDF

Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Pelvis:

ACR Practice Guideline for the performance of Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Computed Tomography (CT) of the Pelvis - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12200&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Liver:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Liver - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=22487&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Bone Scan:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Adult and Paediatric Skeletal Scintigraphy - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12285&CID=1074&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Endoscopic Ultrasound:

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Endoscopic Ultrasound - http://www.askasge.org/pages/procedures/eus/understanding.cfm

FDG-PET Scintigraphy:

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of FDG-PET Scintigraphy in Oncology - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12222&CID=1074&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Tumour Scintigraphy (with Gamma Cameras) - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12297&CID=1074&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

ACR Technical Standard for Diagnostic Procedures using Radiopharmaceuticals - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?CID=1074&DID=12278&DOC=FILE.PDF

A framework for the development of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) services in England - http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4121029&chk=Ss%2B4KW

Lab Studies:

American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Complete Blood Count (CBC): It may show iron deficiency anaemia or anaemia of chronic disease - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/glance.html

American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Liver Function Tests (LFTs): Derangement in LFTs could be due to alcohol intake (something which otherwise predisposes to oesophageal carcinoma as well) or could be secondary to hepatic metastases - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.html

American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Prothrombin Time (PT) & International Normalized Ratio (INR) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/pt/glance.html

American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/aptt/glance.html

Document Provenance and History

Document Author: Dr. Fazal Danish

Document Created: 8th May 2006

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