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**Other forms of [[gastric adenocarcinoma]] (scirrhous adenocarcinoma) | **Other forms of [[gastric adenocarcinoma]] (scirrhous adenocarcinoma) | ||
**[[Lymphoma]] | **[[Lymphoma]] | ||
*Benign diseases | *Benign diseases | ||
**[[Menetrier's disease]] | **[[Menetrier's disease]] | ||
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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 (scirrhous adenocarcinoma)
- Lymphoma
- Benign diseases
- Menetrier's disease
- Lymphoid hyperplasia
- Amyloidosis
- Granulomatous diseases
- Gastric scarring (corrosive ingestion)
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