How to differentiate gastric cancer from gastric ulcer

Gastric cancer and gastric ulcer can be differentiated by gastroscopy, tumor marker examination, pathological biopsy and other methods.

1. Gastroscopy

patients in the gastroscopy found that there is local proliferation of gastric mucosa, and the edge is spiculate, usually gastric cancer. But if the examination found that there is erosion, ulcer, bleeding, etc., usually gastric ulcer.

2. Tumor marker examination patients if the results

of multiple indicators increased, help to diagnose gastric cancer. If the examination results are normal, usually gastric ulcer.

3. Pathological biopsy

patients when the pathological biopsy results are malignant, can be diagnosed as gastric cancer, but if the results are benign, usually gastric ulcer.