Presentation
Abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Gastric wall thickening - linitis plastica (abdominal x-ray)
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Marked diffuse wall thickening of the stomach. No dilatation of the distal esophagus. Sternotomy wire noted.
Case Discussion
This patient went on to have CT imaging (not available) which showed the typical appearance for linitis plastica and endoscopic biopsy confirmed gastric adenocarcinoma.