Gastrointestinal Cancer - Prognosis

Prognosis

Prognosis is variable, and depends almost entirely on the specific type of cancer. Esophageal cancer has a dismal prognosis because it is often detected late; colon cancer has a comparatively good prognosis when detected early. Pancreatic cancer also has a very poor prognosis, with only 5% of patients surviving more than 5 years after diagnosis.

Tumors: digestive system neoplasia (C15–C26/D12–D13, 150–159/211)
GI tract
Upper GI tract
Esophagus
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
  • Adenocarcinoma
Stomach
  • Gastric carcinoma
  • Signet ring cell carcinoma
  • Gastric lymphoma
    • MALT lymphoma
  • Linitis plastica
Lower GI tract
Small intestine
  • Duodenal cancer
    • Adenocarcinoma
Appendix
  • Carcinoid
  • Pseudomyxoma peritonei
Colon/rectum
  • colorectal polyp: Peutz–Jeghers syndrome
  • Juvenile polyposis syndrome
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis/Gardner's syndrome
  • Cronkhite–Canada syndrome
  • neoplasm: Adenocarcinoma
  • Familial adenomatous polyposis
  • Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
Anus
  • Squamous cell carcinoma
Upper and/or lower
  • Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
  • Krukenberg tumor (metastatic)
Accessory
Liver
  • malignant: Hepatocellular carcinoma
    • Fibrolamellar
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • benign: Hepatocellular adenoma
  • Cavernous hemangioma
  • hyperplasia: Focal nodular hyperplasia
  • Nodular regenerative hyperplasia
Biliary tract
  • bile duct: Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Klatskin tumor
  • gallbladder: Gallbladder cancer
Pancreas
  • exocrine pancreas: Adenocarcinoma
  • Pancreatic ductal carcinoma
  • cystic neoplasms: Serous microcystic adenoma
  • Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
  • Mucinous cystic neoplasm
  • Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm
  • Pancreatoblastoma
Peritoneum
  • Primary peritoneal carcinoma
  • Peritoneal mesothelioma
  • Desmoplastic small round cell tumor

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