Question
The condition shown in the picture below is a feature of which among the following ?
A. Hiatus hernia.
B. Chronic gastric ulcer.
C. Chronic gastric ulcer.
D. All.
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Correct Answer » C Explanation |
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The condition shown in the picture above represents Linitis plastica .
Linitis plastica
- Involvement of a broad region of the gastric wall or entire stomach by diffuse stomach cancer cause linitis plastica.
- It is also known as Brinton’s disease.
- The appearance of stomach is like leather bottle.
- The other cause of linitis plastica are
- Dye ingestion → Metastatic infiltration of stomach – Syphilis
- Sarcoidosis → Non -hodgkin lymphoma of stomach