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7801917

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Primary linitis plastica of the colon or rectum is a rare entity. Only 85 cases of this type cancer have been reported in the English medical literature. We report two cases, including the oldest known patient presenting uniquely with a sigmoid volvulus and another patient presenting with fecal incontinence and perianal pain. Linitis plastica of the colon or rectum is characterized by presentation in younger patients and is associated with metastatic disease, a high mortality, and insidious growth, often making detection difficult. A high degree of suspicion must therefore be held; a low threshold for endoscopic and echoendoscopic diagnostic intervention also should be maintained. Endoscopic ultrasound provides a unique view of its circumferential infiltrating pattern for diagnosis and staging, but further experience is necessary to establish whether the early use of endoscopic ultrasound favorably impacts mortality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Primary linitis plastica carcinoma of the colon and rectum.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports