Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Diffuse Gastric Carcinoma - Report of An Interesting Case with Literature Review

Diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma or and ldquo;linitis plastica and rdquo; is characterized by a thickened and rigid stomach wall due to the diffuse infiltration of signet ring cells into the lower parts of the mucosa and submucosa of the stomach. This type of cancer is known to commonly metastasize t...

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Main Authors: Grace Park, Alexey Markelov, Youn Kyung Lee, Vijay Rastogi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: GESDAV 2012-02-01
Series:Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=15437