Gastrointestinal(GI) cancers include cancer of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus as well as cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, and biliary system.The GI tract, or digestive tract...
Gastric cancer is cancer that starts in the stomach.Cancer- stomach; Stomach cancer; Gastric carcinoma; Adenocarcinoma of the stomach.Several different types of cancer can occur in the stomach.
Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine(colon) or the rectum(end of the colon). Such cancer is sometimes referred to as"colorectal cancer.".
Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumor of the bile ducts within the liver(intrahepatic), or leading from the liver to the small intestine(extrahepatic).
Cancer of the gallbladder is cancer of the pear-shaped organ that lies on the undersurface of the liver.Bile from the liver is funneled into the gallbladder by way of the cystic duct.
Glucagonoma is a very rare tumor of the islet cells of the pancreas, which release the hormones insulin and glucagon.Glucagonoma is usually cancerous(malignant).