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*Organomegaly | *Organomegaly | ||
**[[Liver]] may be enlarged from metastasis and palpable. | **[[Liver]] may be enlarged from metastasis and palpable. | ||
*[[Ascites]] may be | *[[Ascites]] may be presenting finding among patients with linitis plastica.<ref name=kk>Ascites. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascites Accessed on December 10, 2015</ref> | ||
**[[Flank]] fullness | **[[Flank]] fullness | ||
**Shifting dullness (difference in percussion note in the flanks that shifts when the patient is turned on the side) | **Shifting dullness (difference in percussion note in the flanks that shifts when the patient is turned on the side) | ||
**If the [[ascites]] is massive, a fluid thrill or fluid wave | **If the [[ascites]] is massive, a fluid thrill or fluid wave may be present. | ||
==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
Common physical examination findings of linitis plastica may include lymphadenopathy, organomegaly and signs of ascites. [1][2]
Physical examination
Physical examination in patients with early stages may be normal. In metastatic disease, the following may be noticed:
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphatic spread of the disease may result in the swelling of various groups of lymph nodes.
- Virchow's node (left supraclavicular lymph node)
- Sister Mary Joseph nodule (palpable nodule bulging into the umbilicus)
- Lymphatic spread of the disease may result in the swelling of various groups of lymph nodes.
- Organomegaly
- Liver may be enlarged from metastasis and palpable.
- Ascites may be presenting finding among patients with linitis plastica.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ascites. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascites Accessed on December 10, 2015
- ↑ Stomach cancer. Canadian cancer society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/stomach/diagnosis/?region=nb Accessed on December 10, 2015