Gómez-Moreno AZ, Repiso A, Del Mar Lombera M, Guardiola A, Gómez-Rodríguez R, Carrobles JM. [Endoscopic and echoendoscopic findings in secondary linitis plastica of the rectum].
GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2011;
34:535-8. [PMID:
21652114 DOI:
10.1016/j.gastrohep.2011.03.022]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Revised: 03/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Linitis plastica of the rectum consists of intraparietal, subepithelial and circumferential tumoral infiltration of the wall of the rectum leading to a constricted rectum with mural thickening. There is often a delay between symptom onset and diagnosis because this entity mimics a large number of diseases and the findings of endoscopy and conventional biopsies are non-conclusive since the surface mucosa is not usually affected. We present the endoscopic and echoendoscopic findings of two patients with secondary linitis plastica of the rectum.
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