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Linitis plastica, also known as [[Brinton's disease]] is a morphological variant of diffuse (or infiltrating) gastric adenocarcinoma ([[stomach cancer]]).<ref>Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref> | |||
The other causes of linitis plastic include lye ingestion or [[Metastasis|metastatic infiltration]] of the stomach. | The other causes of linitis plastic include lye ingestion or [[Metastasis|metastatic infiltration]] of the stomach. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Brinton's disease, Leather bottle stomach
Overview
Linitis plastica, also known as Brinton's disease is a morphological variant of diffuse (or infiltrating) gastric adenocarcinoma (stomach cancer).[1]
The other causes of linitis plastic include lye ingestion or metastatic infiltration of the stomach.
References
- ↑ Linitis plastica. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linitis_plastica Accessed on November 12, 2015.