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linitis plastica

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linitis /li·ni·tis/ (lĭ-ni´tis) inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.
linitis plas´tica  diffuse fibrous proliferation of the submucous connective tissue of the stomach, resulting in thickening and fibrosis so that the organ is constricted, inelastic, and rigid (like a leather bottle).

linitis plas·ti·ca (plst-k)
n.
Thickening and fibrous proliferation in the wall of the stomach caused by the infiltration of scirrhous carcinoma.

linitis plastica,
a diffuse fibrosis and thickening of the wall of the stomach, resulting in a rigid, inelastic organ. The layer of connective tissue of the stomach becomes fibrotic and thick, and the stomach wall becomes shrunken and rigid. Causes of this condition include infiltrating undifferentiated carcinoma, syphilis, and Crohn's disease involving the stomach. Also called leather bottle stomach.

linitis [lĭ-ni´tis]
inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.
linitis plas´tica diffuse fibrous proliferation of the submucous connective tissue of the stomach, resulting in thickening and fibrosis so that the organ is constricted, inelastic, and rigid (like a leather bottle). Called also leather bottle stomach.

linitis
inflammation of gastric cellular tissue.

linitis plastica
inelastic thickening and fibrosis of the gastric submucosa; called also leather bottle lesion.


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3) Segmental mucosal thickening and nondistensibility that mimics the linitis plastica variety of gastric cancer is the most common abnormality seen on upper GI series.
In the stomach, lymphoma may diffusely infiltrate the submucosa, causing linitis plastica.
Pathologic Diagnosis: Linitis Plastica Secondary to Metastatic Breast Carcinoma Histologically, the lesion showed features of infiltrating undifferentiated epithelial neoplasm.
 
 
 
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