Malignant and benign lesions corresponding to the site of the compression on endoscopy
| Site of compression on endoscopy | Malignancy type | Benign lesion |
| Lower oesophagus | Hepatocellular cancer | Lymph node |
| Gastric fundus | Metastatic malignant fibrohistiocytoma Colon cancer Cholangiocarcinoma Hepatocellular cancer | Lung bulla Pancreatic cyst |
| Gastric greater curvature | Liver mass—ovarian cancer metastases Liver mass—lung cancer metastases | Large adnexal cyst Hepatic haemangioma Pancreatic cyst Hepatic cyst |
| Gastric body—posterior | Pancreatic cancer | Pancreatic cyst |
| Gastric antrum | Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Hepatocellular cancer |