non-cardia gastric cancer
(non-KAR-dee-uh GAS-trik KAN-ser)
A type of stomach cancer that begins in the mucous-producing cells in the inner lining of the main part of the stomach. This includes the fundus, body, antrum, and pylorus. Risk factors associated with non-cardia gastric cancer include chronic infection with the bacterium H. pylori, smoking tobacco, and consuming too much salt in the diet. Most non-cardia gastric cancers are adenocarcinomas.
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Enlarge this image in new windowThe stomach is an organ in the upper abdomen. It can be divided into the cardia and the non-cardia, which includes the fundus, the body, the antrum, and the pylorus. The stomach is part of the digestive system.