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... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial > Carcinoma > Adenocarcinoma > Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous > Linitis Plastica

Preferred term

Linitis Plastica  

Type

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Note

  • neoplastic; coordinate with STOMACH NEOPLASMS

Scope note

  • A condition where the stomach wall becomes thickened, rubbery and loses its ability to distend. The stomach assumes a "leather bottle" shape. It is most often seen in adenocarcinoma of the stomach. The term is often used synonymously with diffuse adenocarcinoma of the stomach.

History note

  • 91(75); was see under CARCINOMA, SCIRRHOUS 1975-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008039

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