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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms of linitis plastica may include dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, early satiety, loss of appetite, weight loss and sometimes diarrhea.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Sadaf Jafferbhoy]], [[Hanif Shiwani]] & [[Quatullah Rustum]] | |||
| title = Managing Gastric Linitis Plastica: Keep the scalpel sheathed | |||
| journal = [[Sultan Qaboos University medical journal]] | |||
| volume = 13 | |||
| issue = 3 | |||
| pages = 451–453 | |||
| year = 2013 | |||
| month = August | |||
| pmid = 23984032 | |||
}}</ref> A positive family history of diffuse gastric cancer may be present if it is the hereditary form of the disease. | |||
==History and symptoms== | ==History and symptoms== | ||
*Diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma or linitis plastica remains asymptomatic for a long time before diagnosis. Therefore, when a patient presents with symptoms, the disease is usually in an advanced stage.<ref>{{Cite journal | |||
| author = [[Sadaf Jafferbhoy]], [[Hanif Shiwani]] & [[Quatullah Rustum]] | | author = [[Sadaf Jafferbhoy]], [[Hanif Shiwani]] & [[Quatullah Rustum]] | ||
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| month = August | | month = August | ||
| pmid = 23984032 | | pmid = 23984032 | ||
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*Thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall makes the process of digestion difficult and the patient may complain of nausea, vomiting, bloating and sometimes diarrhea. | |||
*Patients may develop non specific symptoms like: | |||
**[[Dyspepsia]] | |||
**[[Dysphagia]] | |||
**Early satiety | |||
**Weight loss | |||
**Loss of appetite | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of linitis plastica may include dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, early satiety, loss of appetite, weight loss and sometimes diarrhea.[1] A positive family history of diffuse gastric cancer may be present if it is the hereditary form of the disease.
History and symptoms
- Diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma or linitis plastica remains asymptomatic for a long time before diagnosis. Therefore, when a patient presents with symptoms, the disease is usually in an advanced stage.[2]
- Thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall makes the process of digestion difficult and the patient may complain of nausea, vomiting, bloating and sometimes diarrhea.
- Patients may develop non specific symptoms like:
References
- ↑ Sadaf Jafferbhoy, Hanif Shiwani & Quatullah Rustum (2013). "Managing Gastric Linitis Plastica: Keep the scalpel sheathed". Sultan Qaboos University medical journal. 13 (3): 451–453. PMID 23984032. Unknown parameter
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