Linitis plastica
Overview
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
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Causes of linitis plastica could be lye ingestion or metastatic infiltration
Metastasis
Metastasis, or metastatic disease , is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part. It was previously thought that only malignant tumor cells and infections have the capacity to metastasize; however, this is being reconsidered due to new research...
of the stomach, particularly breast and lung carcinoma. It is not associated with H. pylori infection or chronic gastritis.
