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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2013; 12(02): 67-69
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.136696
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F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Staging of Linitis Plastica Caused by Primary Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Santhosh Sampath
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Chandrashekar Harisankar
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Anish Bhattacharya
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Rajesh Gupta
1   Department of General Surgery, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Bhagwant Mittal
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Surgical Gasteroenterology Division, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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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.

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Adenocarcinoma - fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography - linitis plastica - stomach


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