Linitis Plastica - Endoscopy (1 of3)

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Case description

The gastric folders are observed with diffuse redness resemble a severe acute gastritis but they are also infiltrated with adenocarcinoma. Signet Ring Cell Type Linitis plastica is a gross descriptive term, which can refer to a signet ring cell and or diffuse carcinoma within the wall of the stomach. Infiltrating carcinomas cause a leather bottle stomach as a result of spreading widely beneath the stomach mucosa and invading the muscular wall. This pattern of 'growth' causes thickening and stiffening of the stomach wall. As a result the stomach also has a reduced capacity. The resultant stiff-walled, smaller capacity stomach is much akin to a leather bottle.

tags: endoscopy leather bottle linitis plastica signet ring cells

related terms: gastric folders

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