Difference between revisions of "Linitis plastica"

From Libre Pathology
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(+image)
Line 5: Line 5:
''Leather bottle stomach'' redirects here.
''Leather bottle stomach'' redirects here.


It may be seen in [[Crohn's disease]].
It is described in [[Crohn's disease]].<ref name=pmid17175696>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Maàmouri | first1 = N. | last2 = Cheikh | first2 = I. | last3 = Belkahla | first3 = N. | last4 = Bouaziz | first4 = S. | last5 = Ouerghi | first5 = H. | last6 = Rahal | first6 = K. | last7 = Ben Romdhane | first7 = K. | last8 = Ben Ammar | first8 = A. | title = [Case report of isolated Crohn's disease of the stomach presenting as plastica linitis]. | journal = Tunis Med | volume = 84 | issue = 8 | pages = 513-6 | month = Aug | year = 2006 | doi =  | PMID = 17175696 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:02, 15 October 2015

Linitis plastica - endoscopic image. (WC/Samir)

Linitis plastica is a gross pathology/endoscopic findings suggestive of diffuse stomach cancer.[1]

Leather bottle stomach redirects here.

It is described in Crohn's disease.[2]

See also

References

  1. Raskin, MM. (1976). "Some specific radiological findings and consideration of linitis plastica of the gastrointestinal tract.". CRC Crit Rev Clin Radiol Nucl Med 8 (1): 87-106. PMID 185007.
  2. Maàmouri, N.; Cheikh, I.; Belkahla, N.; Bouaziz, S.; Ouerghi, H.; Rahal, K.; Ben Romdhane, K.; Ben Ammar, A. (Aug 2006). "[Case report of isolated Crohn's disease of the stomach presenting as plastica linitis].". Tunis Med 84 (8): 513-6. PMID 17175696.