Published December 2009
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Journal article
Metastatic Gastric Linitis Plastica from Bladder Cancer Mimicking a Primary Gastric Carcinoma: a Case Report
- 1. Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
Description
Primary gastric carcinoma is the most common cause of linitis plastica. Less frequently, metastatic gastric cancer from the breast, omental metastases and non-Hodgkin lymphoma involving the stomach have been reported to show similar radiographic findings as for linitis plastica. A metastatic gastric cancer from bladder cancer is extremely rare. We present an unusual case, the first to our knowledge, of gastric linitis plastica that resulted from a metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Korean Journal of Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 10
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- 10 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 645-648
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 41071573
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLADDER; CARCINOMAS; LYMPHOMAS; METASTASES; STOMACH
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; URINARY TRACT