"Linitis Plastica" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008039
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.470.200.025.095.410
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Linitis Plastica" by people in Profiles.
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Primary gastric amyloidosis associated with linitis plastica and delayed progression to systemic amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. BMJ Case Rep. 2023 May 29; 16(5).
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Linitis Plastica: a Distinct Type of Gastric Cancer. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 05; 24(5):1018-1025.
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The significance of a nineteenth century definition in the era of genomics: linitis plastica. World J Surg Oncol. 2017 Jul 05; 15(1):123.
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A rare case of breast cancer metastasis presenting as linitis plastica of the stomach and colon (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc. 2009 Sep; 70(3):552-3; discussion 553.
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EUS and EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of rectal linitis plastica secondary to prostate carcinoma. Gastrointest Endosc. 1999 Jul; 50(1):117-9.
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Primary linitis plastica of the rectosigmoid in a thirteen year old boy. J Postgrad Med. 1998 Apr-Jun; 44(2):40-2.
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Bladder metastasis of gastric carcinoma: diagnosis by sonography. J Clin Ultrasound. 1984 Nov-Dec; 12(9):578-80.