When carcinoma of stomach develops secondarily to pernicious anemia, it is usually situated in the:
- Pernicious anemia is associated with autoimmune atrophic gastritis affecting most commonly Fundus > Body of stomach. - Intestinal metaplasia (premalignant for gastric carcinoma), is characteristically seen in this area of atrophic gastritis.
Prepyloric region
Pylorus
Body
Fundus
Stomach