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[Linitis plastica].

Mohamed Issam Beyrouti1, Ramez Beyrouti, Mohamed Ben Amar

  • 1Service de chirurgie générale, EPS Habib Bourguiba, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie. beyroutimi@yahoo.fr

Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|June 26, 2007
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Linitis plastica, a type of gastric cancer, presents diagnostic challenges due to its diffuse infiltration. Early detection and advanced treatments like chemotherapy offer improved outcomes for this aggressive cancer.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology
  • Pathology

Context:

  • Linitis plastica comprises 3-19% of gastric cancers, characterized by diffuse infiltration and specific pathological findings.
  • Its etiology remains unknown, presenting diagnostic difficulties with standard endoscopy due to biopsy limitations.

Purpose:

  • To outline the diagnostic challenges, characteristic features, and current management strategies for linitis plastica.
  • To highlight the role of advanced imaging and treatment modalities in addressing this gastric cancer subtype.

Summary:

  • Diagnosis relies on identifying infiltrating stomach tumors with signet-ring cells and fibrous stroma, often presenting as a 'leather-bottle stomach' radiologically.
  • Endosonography is the reference standard for localized linitis plastica detection.

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  • Unlike other gastric cancers, it frequently disseminates to the peritoneum and lymphatic system.

    • Impact:

    • Radical surgical resection is the primary curative treatment.
    • Promising chemotherapy regimens include oral 5-fluorouracil derivatives (TS-1) and paclitaxel.
    • The poor prognosis is linked to frequent peritoneal dissemination, lymphatic invasion, and local extension.