This is one type of gastric cancer. Most type of gastric cancer produce an ulcer or a mass on the mucosa. These can be detected with a barium or endoscopy.
Some cancers show only an infiltration of the wall of the stomach.
The wall becomes inelastic and on barium study show a narrow stomach is called leather bottle stomach.
This lesion is called linitis plastica.
LYMPHOMA
It may as the only lesion(primary) or as a part of widespread
lymphoma.
Anorexia and weight loss are prominant symptoms.
Diagnosis is by endoscope biopsy
Radiation is the treatment of choice where stomach is the only
site of the lesion with a 85% 5 year survival
10. LIEMYOSARCOMA
They originate from the muscle wall. Usually present late when
they have grown to a large size.
Treatment
Is by surgical resection. They do not respond to radiation or
chemotherapy.
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