Linitis plastica

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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 may be seen in Crohn's disease.

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.