Linitis plastica

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Endoscopic image of 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. Diffuse Stomach Cancer is characterized by the presence of poorly differentiated tumor cells. The appearance of the stomach is like a leather bottle in the case of Linitis Plastica.

The other causes of linitis plastica could be lye ingestion or metastatic infiltration of the stomach.

This cancer is more common in Asian countries, particularly Japan.

Napoleon Bonaparte and many members of his family died from this type of cancer. "...the Bonapartes: Napoleon, his father, his grandfather, brother, and three sisters died of gastric carcinoma."^{[cite this quote]}

[edit] External links

• "Carcinoma of the Stomach."
• GP Notebook
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