Linitis plastica
Presentation
Progressive dysphagia with vomitting
Patient Data
Age: 45
Gender: Male
From the case:
Linitis plastica
Barium
AP
Diffuse thickening of the distal gastric wall with failure to distend despite adequate ingestion of barium
From the case:
Linitis plastica
CT
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Coronal C+ portal venous phase
Diffuse thickening of the gastric wall in its distal 1/2. Beware false positives ie collapsed wall. The key in this case is the barium study showing failure to distend despite adequate volume load with irregular, lobulated margins to the gastric walls
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