title: Primary linitis plastica of the small bowel. Case report.
abstract: Linitis plastica carcinoma of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. No case with origin in the small intestine has been reported in the available literature. A 29-year-old man with vague abdominal symptoms and bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy was found to have primary linitis plastica of the ileum. The prognosis is poor.
authors: Department of Surgery, Aalborg City Hospital, Denmark.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Andrup
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gjøde
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male