Role of computed tomography in gastric neoplasms

Gastric neoplasms often form a diagnostic problem to the examining clinician.Fourty nine patients with gastric neoplasms represent the material for this study, 19 were males and 30 were females; their ages ranging between 29-66 years. CT scans and barium studies were done for all af them. Endoscopic examination was carried for 38 and surgical interferance was done for 27. CT studies have proved, from our work, to be very useful in detection and evaluation of gastric neoplasms