Difference between revisions of "Linitis plastica"
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[[Image:Linitis_plastica.jpg |thumb|right| Linitis plastica - endoscopic image. (WC/Samir)]] | [[Image:Linitis_plastica.jpg |thumb|right| Linitis plastica - endoscopic image. (WC/Samir)]] | ||
'''Linitis plastica''' is a gross pathology/endoscopic | '''Linitis plastica''' is a [[gross pathology]]/endoscopic finding suggestive of diffuse [[stomach cancer]].<ref name=pmid185007>{{Cite journal | last1 = Raskin | first1 = MM. | title = Some specific radiological findings and consideration of linitis plastica of the gastrointestinal tract. | journal = CRC Crit Rev Clin Radiol Nucl Med | volume = 8 | issue = 1 | pages = 87-106 | month = | year = 1976 | doi = | PMID = 185007 }}</ref> | ||
''Leather bottle stomach'' redirects here. | ''Leather bottle stomach'' redirects here. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:02, 15 October 2015
Linitis plastica is a gross pathology/endoscopic finding suggestive of diffuse stomach cancer.[1]
Leather bottle stomach redirects here.
It is described in Crohn's disease.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Raskin, MM. (1976). "Some specific radiological findings and consideration of linitis plastica of the gastrointestinal tract.". CRC Crit Rev Clin Radiol Nucl Med 8 (1): 87-106. PMID 185007.
- ↑ Maàmouri, N.; Cheikh, I.; Belkahla, N.; Bouaziz, S.; Ouerghi, H.; Rahal, K.; Ben Romdhane, K.; Ben Ammar, A. (Aug 2006). "[Case report of isolated Crohn's disease of the stomach presenting as plastica linitis].". Tunis Med 84 (8): 513-6. PMID 17175696.