What is the most likely diagnosis for a 64-year-old man with a history of gastritis (inflammation of the stomach) and a lymph node in the left supraclavicular area, who has been asymptomatic for 5 years, has no palpable abdominal masses, and has a neutral pH on gastric analysis?

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