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The predominant therapy for linitis plastica is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required.<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> | The predominant therapy for linitis plastica is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required.<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> | ||
==Medical therapy== | ==Medical therapy== | ||
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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
The predominant therapy for linitis plastica is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required.[1]
Medical therapy
The predominant therapy for linitis plastica is surgical resection. Adjunctive chemotherapy and radiation may be required, but not as effective as in any other types of gastric cancer.[1]
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- ↑ 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.