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	Linitis plastica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		linitis plastica, where the entire stomach is invaded with stomach cancer, leading to a leather bottle like appearance.
		Linitis plastica, also known as Brinton's disease, is seen in diffuse stomach cancer.
		The other causes of linitis plastica could be lye ingestion or metastatic infiltration of the stomach.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Linitis_plastica (128 words)

	Stomach Cancer File: Linitis Plastica
		Gastric linitis plastica (GLP) is a diffusely infiltrating carcinoma of the stomach that is usually diagnosed in an advanced stage and associated with poor prognosis.
		The digestive linitis plastica is a special form of the little differentiate adenocarcinoma that can reach all the segments of the digestive tube, if the gastric localization is the most frequent, the double gastric and rectal localization is rare (7%) either is simultaneous or successive.
		Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica.
	ssl.adgrafix.com /users/lifestag/stomachcancer/linitis.html (2868 words)

	Linitis plastica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Gastric linitis plastica is a very particular malignant gastric tumor different from the usual gastric adenocarcinoma.
		Linitis plastica refers to the diffuse proliferation of the connective tissue, resulting in tissue thickening so that the stomach is constricted and rigid.
		Opposed to the adenocarcinoma, Helicobacter Pylori seems not to be associated with the occurrence of gastric linitis.
	www.orpha.net /static/GB/linitis_plastica.html (168 words)

	The Cancer Survivors Network, supplying information, resources, chat, stories, discussion forums and support for cancer ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As you probably already know, linitis plastica is rare, so finding other patients is probably even more critical with this type of cancer, because information is scarce.
		I have the same problem, my mom at age 40 was just diagnosed with linitis plastica and went straight to surgery to have it removed two weeks later.
		I feel for all of you who know someone with linitis plastica......my father was diagnosed at the end of May with the last stage of the cancer and unfortunately his time is coming to a close.
	www.acscsn.org /Forum/Discussion/thread/view?msgid=39768&msgrid=32 (962 words)

	MR Imaging of Linitis Plastica of the Rectum -- Rudralingam et al. 181 (2): 428 -- American Journal of Roentgenology
		MR Imaging of Linitis Plastica of the Rectum -- Rudralingam et al.
		Linitis plastica of the rectum is usually the result of primary
		Primary linitis plastica of the colon: report of two cases and review of the literature.
	www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/181/2/428 (1264 words)

	LesserTummy.com: Linitis Plastica Obesity Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Linitis plastica presenting as pouch outlet stenosis 13 years after vertical banded gastroplasty.
		Linitis plastica: scirrhous CA (#1), lymphoma, mets (esp...
		is suffering from linitis plastica-a severe form of...
	www.lessertummy.com /topics/weight-loss-surgery-resources114.html (259 words)

	CT Features of Metastatic Linitis Plastica to the Rectum in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis -- Ha et al. 174 ...
		metastatic linitis plastica to the rectum in 22 patients.
		The diagnostic challenge of metastatic linitis plastica: two cases and a consideration of the problem.
		Linitis plastica of the colon and rectum: report of two cases.
	www.ajronline.org /cgi/content/full/174/2/463 (2198 words)

	the Gastrolab IMAGE Gallery: Gastric Cancer - Linitis Plastica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This type of gastric malignancy is called "linitis plastica".
		These pictures are from a patient with linitis plastica in the corpus region of the stomach, here a normal antrum is seen.
		This is an adenocarcinoma of the diffuse type causing a linitis plastica in the corpus.
	www.gastrolab.net /d1g012.htm (208 words)

	Linitis plastica of the stomach
		Gastric linitis plastica is the medical term for a rare type of stomach (gastric) cancer (tumour).
		Treatment for gastric linitis plastica is similar to that for other types of stomach cancers.
		Generally, linitis plastica is very difficult type of cancer to treat.
	www.cancerhelp.org.uk /help?page=12547 (814 words)

	Gastric Cancer - Linitis Plastica --The Doctors Lounge(TM)
		In general, researchers consider gastric cancers ulcerative, polypoid, scirrhous (ie, diffuse linitis plastica), superficial spreading, multicentric, or Barrett ectopic adenocarcinoma.
		Scirrhous carcinoma (linitis plastica) is a poorly differentiated mixture of mucin-producing carcinoma cells that infiltrates the muscle wall and turns it into rigid, leatherlike scar tissue that cannot stretch or move during the normal digestive process (peristalsis).
		From the pathological classifications it becomes apparent that linitis plastica carries a worse prognosis than some of the more common subtypes.
	www.thedoctorslounge.net /oncology/forums/backup/topic-3468.html (545 words)

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	Marked Increase of Trypsin(ogen) in Serum of Linitis Plastica (Gastric Cancer, Borrmann 4) Patients -- Ichikawa et al. ...
		Marked Increase of Trypsin(ogen) in Serum of Linitis Plastica (Gastric Cancer, Borrmann 4) Patients -- Ichikawa et al.
		with linitis plastica than in the other gross types of gastric cancer.
		Serum concentrations of trypsin(ogen) according to the histopathological depth of gastric cancer and those of linitis plastica (LP).
	clincancerres.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/full/6/4/1385 (2286 words)

	linitis plastics >> Medical Questions, Weight Loss, Pregnancy, Drugs, Health Insurance
		Linitis plastica is the type of gastric malignancy, which is definitely serious problem.
		A linitis plastica refers to a leather bottle stomach, and it describes a stomach that has a gastric carcinoma, which is morphologically an infiltrating carcinoma.
		As a result, the stomach also has a reduced capacity, and resultant stiff-walled, smaller capacity stomach is much akin to a linitis plastica.
	www.steadyhealth.com /linitis_plastics_t59794.html (366 words)

	Detection of Disseminated Cancer Cells in Linitis Plastica-type Gastric Carcinoma -- Kodera et al. 34 (9): 525 -- ...
		the prognosis in linitis plastica remains extremely poor (1).
		Survival of 47 patients with linitis plastica gastric carcinoma, stratified according to results of conventional cytological examination of the peritoneal washes (left) and real-time RT-PCR for CEA mRNA (right).
		Linitis plastica is a category of gastric carcinoma with a propensity
	jjco.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/34/9/525 (3606 words)

	All Linitis Plastica messages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I was diagnosed with linitis plastica cancer last November.
		I have been unable to have surgery due to the size of the cancer, the three rounds of chemo has shrunk the cancer slightly, but not enough to operate.
		Hi there, my mum has been diagnosed with Linitis Plastica November 2005 and getting chemo she's just had her second dose with the tablets in between, she having quite a rough time with it going in and out of hospitals.
	www.cancercompass.com /message-board/message/all,1802,0.htm (2322 words)

	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica -- Levine et al. 201 (2): 375 -- Radiology
		Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica -- Levine et al.
		PURPOSE: To demonstrate the radiologic appearance of linitis plastica in
		another cause of linitis plastica, especially in patients with a history of
	radiology.rsnajnls.org /cgi/content/abstract/201/2/375 (287 words)

	linitis plastica - General Practice Notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A leather bottle stomach - linitis plastica - describes a stomach that has a gastric carcinoma which is morphologically an infiltrating carcinoma.
		Infiltrating carcinomas of the stomach tend to occur in younger patients and carry a poorer prognosis than other morphological types.
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	www.gpnotebook.co.uk /cache/67502105.htm (166 words)

	Linitis Plastica Gastric Carcinoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This was followed by surgery which confirmed the diagnosis of linitis plastica secondary to gastric carcinoma.
		Case report: gastric sarcoid simulating linitis plastica--a 5-year follow-up study.
		Use of barium in evaluation of disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract: current status.
	home.flash.net /~drrad/tf/121498.htm (174 words)

	086: LINITIS PLASTICA OF THE RECTUM COMPLICATING LONGSTANDING LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN A CHINESE PATIENT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		LINITIS PLASTICA OF THE RECTUM COMPLICATING LONGSTANDING LEFT-SIDED ULCERATIVE COLITIS IN A CHINESE PATIENT
		Pathology of the resected colon showed 20 cm of the rectosigmoid colon with the gross features of linitis plastica.
		Histology showed a mucinous carcinoma with signet ring cells infiltrating widely through the entire rectum, at the radial resection margins and in lymphatics.
	www.pulsus.com /cddw2001/abs/abs086.htm (343 words)

	Detection of Disseminated Cancer Cells in Linitis Plastica-type Gastric Carcinoma.
		Detection of Disseminated Cancer Cells in Linitis Plastica-type Gastric Carcinoma.
		BACKGROUND: Dissemination of cancer cells in the abdominal cavity may lead to peritoneal carcinomatosis, a common event in the linitis plastica type of gastric carcinoma.
		METHODS: Peritoneal washings were obtained during laparotomy from 47 consecutive linitis plastica patients who preoperatively were considered candidates for curative resection.
	www.findyourhope.com /Article/20270/Page_Article.aspx (304 words)

	Gastric Cancer - Linitis Plastica :: The Doctors Lounge(TM)
		Depending on his performance and the details of his case Chemotherapy may be of use.
		I was diagnosed with Linits Plastica in April at age 54.
		While gastric cancer is the no 2 killer world wide there were only about 22K-24K cases of it in the US last year, some number like that, Linits Plastica is the rarest form of the cancer
	www.thedoctorslounge.net /forums/viewtopic.php?t=3468 (870 words)

	LINITIS PLASTICA & NON CASEATING GRANULOMA Surgery MCQ Bank Forums PLAB USMLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		LINITIS PLASTICA and NON CASEATING GRANULOMA Surgery MCQ Bank Forums PLAB USMLE
		I got the point on linitis plastica.But my confusion on non caseating granuloma still persists.
		As far as i know both caseating and non caseating granuloma may be seen in tuberculosis.
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	Linitis Plastica - Message 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		I was diagnosed with linitis plastica in May. I have seen Dr afer Dr and just today we found out that the cancer has spread.
		I am being see at UC San Francisco next week and hope to start some sort of treatment....
		Hope For Linitis Plastica - Know What You Are Dealing With
	www.cancercompass.com /message-board/message/single,5661,1.htm (119 words)

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	Kaposi's sarcoma presenting as linitis plastica.
		A 31-yr-old woman presenting with abdominal complaints and fever was found to have linitis plastica on upper gastrointestinal series.
		We believe this to be the first case report of linitis plastica presenting as Kaposi's sarcoma.
		Keywords: Adult Case Report Diagnosis, Differential Female Human HIV Seropositivity/COMPLICATIONS Linitis Plastica/DIAGNOSIS Sarcoma, Kaposi's/DIAGNOSIS Stomach Neoplasms/*DIAGNOSIS JOURNAL ARTICLE
	www.aegis.com /aidsline/1992/mar/M9230519.html (283 words)

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