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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
Linitis plastica may develop as a primary or secondary pathology. As a primary pathology, linitis plastica may be due to defective intracellular adhesions caused by germline truncations mutation in CDH1 gene. CDH1 gene codes for E-cadherin adhesion protein. Secondarily, linitis plastica may be caused by secondary metastasis to the stomach or by the ingestion of lye.
Causes
Primary Causes
- Linitis plastica can develop in an autosomal dominant pattern by a mutation in the CDH1 gene.[1]
- Somatic mutations in the CDH1 gene can occur by:
- Hypermethylation
- Loss of heterozygosity
- Silencing mutations
Secondary causes
- Lye ingestion
- Metastatic infiltration of the stomach by:
- Lung cancer
- Breast cancer
- Non-hodgkins lymphoma