Pathophysiology Of Gastric Cancer

Pathophysiology of Gastric CancerStudent’s First Name, Middle Initial(s), Last NameInstitutional AffiliationCourse Number and NameInstructors Name and TitleAssignment Due DatePathophysiology of Gastric CancerGastric cancer is a condition that occurs when either malignant or cancer cells appear on the stomach. Since the stomach is divided into four parts, fundus, cardia, body, and the pyloric antrum, cancer can appear in any part of the stomach. There are four types of gastric cancer, adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, carcinoma, and leiomyosarcoma, depending on the type of cells they originate from (Chang et al., 2019). Adeno means gland, hence meaning that adenocarcinoma originates from the columnar glandular epithelium. The lymphoma, on the other hand, originates from the lymphocytes. In addition, the carcinoma originates from the G-cells of the stomach that secretes gastrin into the systemic circulation, while leiomyosarcoma originates from the smooth muscle cells that are located on the gastric wall.Adenocarcinoma is the most common type of gastric cancer since they develop on the glandular cells that occur in the innermost lining of the gastric mucosa. This type of gastric carcinoma is divided into two subtypes, intestinal or well-differentiated adenocarcinoma and diffuse, also