title: F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the staging of linitis plastica caused by primary gastric adenocarcinoma.
abstract: Diffuse infiltration by a primary or metastatic malignancy into the submucosa and muscularis of the stomach (linitis plastica [LP]) has been described in literature. The authors present a case of LP caused by primary adenocarcinoma of the stomach, showing diffuse Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the thickened wall of the stomach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Santhosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sampath
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Chandrashekar Natarajan Balasubramanian
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Harisankar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography; linitis plastica; stomach