leath·er-·bot·tle stom·ach

marked thickening and rigidity of the stomach wall, with reduced capacity of the lumen although often without obstruction; nearly always due to scirrhous carcinoma, as in linitis plastica.

Synonym(s): sclerotic stomach

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li·ni·tis plas·ti·ca

(li-nī'tis plas'ti-kă)

Infiltrating scirrhous carcinoma, causing extensive thickening of the wall of the stomach; often called leather-bottle stomach.

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Brinton,

William, English physician, 1823-1867.

Brinton disease - infiltrating scirrhous carcinoma causing extensive thickening of stomach wall. Synonym(s): leather-bottle stomach; linitis plastica

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