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Linitis plastica

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004847

A rare type of stomach cancer that begins in the lining of the stomach and spreads to the muscles of the stomach wall. This causes the wall of the stomach to become thick, hard, and rubbery, which leads to trouble digesting food. Also called gastric scirrhous carcinoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004847
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsgastric scirrhous carcinoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Linitis plastica",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A rare type of stomach cancer that begins in the lining of the stomach and spreads to the muscles of the stomach wall. This causes the wall of the stomach to become thick, hard, and rubbery, which leads to trouble digesting food. Also called gastric scirrhous carcinoma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "gastric scirrhous carcinoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/linitis-plastica/"
}

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