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stage IV gastric cancer

(... GAS-trik KAN-ser)
Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, distant lymph nodes, and the tissue that lines the abdomen wall. Also called stage IV stomach cancer.
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Layers of the stomach wall; drawing of the stomach with an inset showing the layers of the stomach wall, including the mucosa (innermost layer), submucosa, muscle layer, subserosa, and serosa (outermost layer).Enlarge this image in new window
Layers of the stomach wall. The wall of the stomach is made up of the mucosa (innermost layer), submucosa, muscle layer, subserosa, and serosa (outermost layer). The stomach is an organ in the upper abdomen.
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