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*Increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_410>{{Ref PCPBoD8|410}}</ref>
*Increased risk of gastric adenocarcinoma.<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_410>{{Ref PCPBoD8|410}}</ref>


Clinical:<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rich | first1 = A. | last2 = Toro | first2 = TZ. | last3 = Tanksley | first3 = J. | last4 = Fiske | first4 = WH. | last5 = Lind | first5 = CD. | last6 = Ayers | first6 = GD. | last7 = Piessevaux | first7 = H. | last8 = Washington | first8 = MK. | last9 = Coffey | first9 = RJ. | title = Distinguishing Ménétrier's disease from its mimics. | journal = Gut | volume = 59 | issue = 12 | pages = 1617-24 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2010.220061 | PMID = 20926644 }}</ref>
Clinical:<ref name=pmid20926644>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rich | first1 = A. | last2 = Toro | first2 = TZ. | last3 = Tanksley | first3 = J. | last4 = Fiske | first4 = WH. | last5 = Lind | first5 = CD. | last6 = Ayers | first6 = GD. | last7 = Piessevaux | first7 = H. | last8 = Washington | first8 = MK. | last9 = Coffey | first9 = RJ. | title = Distinguishing Ménétrier's disease from its mimics. | journal = Gut | volume = 59 | issue = 12 | pages = 1617-24 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1136/gut.2010.220061 | PMID = 20926644 }}</ref>
*Classic: nausea, emesis, abdominal pain and peripheral edema.
*Classic: nausea and emesis (intractable). 
*Others: abdominal pain and peripheral edema.


Other:
Other:
*Gastric mass (may mimic cancer).
*Gastric mass (may mimic cancer).
*Hypochlorhydria.
*Hypochlorhydria.
*Protein loss - leads to peripheral edema.
*Protein loss (hypoalbuminemia) - leads to peripheral edema.
 
Epidemiology:
*Men > women.
*Adults usually 50s.
*Associated with [[ulcerative colitis]].
 
===Gross===
*"Bag of worms" appearance - very thick gastric folds.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_410>{{Ref PCPBoD8|410}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_410>{{Ref PCPBoD8|410}}</ref>
*Foveolar cell hyperplasia - '''key feature'''.
*Foveolar cell hyperplasia - '''key feature'''.
*Decreased parietal cells.
*+/-Inflammation.


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