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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Linitis plastica must be differentiated from other diseases that cause thickening of the gastric wall such as [[lymphoma]], other forms of [[gastric adenocarcinoma]], [[menetrier's disease]], lymphoid hyperplasia, [[amyloidosis]] and granulomatous diseases.<ref name=op>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref><ref name=rp>Linitis plastica. Radiopedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/linitis-plastica Accessed on November 19, 2015</ref> | |||
==Differntial diagnosis== | ==Differntial diagnosis== | ||
Linitis plastica must be differentiated from other diseases that cause thickening of the gastric wall<ref name=op>Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.</ref><ref name=rp>Linitis plastica. Radiopedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/linitis-plastica Accessed on November 19, 2015</ref>: | |||
*Malignant diseases | |||
**Other forms of [[gastric adenocarcinoma]] | |||
**[[Lymphoma]] | |||
*Benign diseases | |||
**[[Menetrier's disease]] | |||
**Lymphoid [[hyperplasia]] | |||
**[[Amyloidosis]] | |||
**Granulomatous diseases | |||
***[[Crohn's disease]] | |||
***[[Tuberculosis]] | |||
***[[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soujanya Thummathati, MBBS [2]
Overview
Linitis plastica must be differentiated from other diseases that cause thickening of the gastric wall such as lymphoma, other forms of gastric adenocarcinoma, menetrier's disease, lymphoid hyperplasia, amyloidosis and granulomatous diseases.[1][2]
Differntial diagnosis
Linitis plastica must be differentiated from other diseases that cause thickening of the gastric wall[1][2]:
- Malignant diseases
- Other forms of gastric adenocarcinoma
- Lymphoma
- Benign diseases
- Menetrier's disease
- Lymphoid hyperplasia
- Amyloidosis
- Granulomatous diseases
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gastric linitis plastica. Orphanet. http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/OC_Exp.php?Lng=GB&Expert=36273 Accessed on November 12, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Linitis plastica. Radiopedia.org. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/linitis-plastica Accessed on November 19, 2015