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The evolution of Linitis plastica as a consequence of advanced gastric carcinoma in pregnancy
K Tewari1, T Asrat, J K Rutgers
1Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Pathology, Women's Hospital-Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA 90806, USA.
A 40-year-old multigravid woman was examined on multiple occasions during pregnancy because of persistent gastrointestinal symptoms. A metastatic, unresectable gastric carcinoma that had evolved to linitis plastica was diagnosed at 26 weeks' gestation. The patient was delivered of a viable infant at 27 weeks' gestation, and she died of disease 1.5 months after the diagnosis was made.
A 40-year-old multigravid woman was examined on multiple occasions during pregnancy because of persistent gastrointestinal symptoms. A metastatic, unresectable gastric carcinoma that had evolved to linitis plastica was diagnosed at 26 weeks' gestation. The patient was delivered of a viable infant at 27 weeks' gestation, and she died of disease 1.5 months after the diagnosis was made.
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