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What is Gastric Linitis Plastica?
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Linitis plastica — also known as Brinton's disease, leather bottle stomach, or gastric scirrhous carcinoma — is a morphological variant of infiltrating stomach cancer. This rare malignant (cancerous) disorder is a form of adenocarcinoma and accounts for approximately 3 to 19 percent of all gastric adenocarcinoma cases. It impacts the muscles of the stomach wall, making it thick, rubbery, and more rigid. As a result, the stomach cannot store as much food and it does not stretch or move as it normally should when digesting.
The cause of malignant linitis plastica could be metastatic infiltration (cancer that has spread beyond the original layer of tissue), particularly breast and lung cancer.
What are the Signs of Gastric Linitis Plastica?
Linitis plastica of the stomach is a long-known ailment, with initial reports dating back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. According to a more recent study from 2013, gastric linitis plastica does not cause early symptoms. However, when it does present signs and symptoms, it could be signaling an advanced form of the disease.
Here at New Hope Unlimited, among our treatment goals is to reverse the commonly reported linitis plastica symptoms, which are similar to stomach cancer symptoms. These include but are not limited to:
- Indigestion
- Difficulty swallowing
- Unintended weight loss
- Loss of appetite
- Pain in the abdomen
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea and constipation
How Do Doctors Diagnose Linitis Plastica?
Due to the critical importance of early detection in improving a gastric linitis plastica prognosis, a physician will order a number of diagnostic tests to produce rapid accurate findings, if he or she suspects cancer after a thorough review of your physical exam results and personal and family medical histories.
Diagnosing gastric linitis plastica and determining the extent of malignancy requires the same procedures for detecting stomach cancer:
- Complete blood test
- Fecal occult blood test
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Upper gastrointestinal series
- Upper endoscopy
- Laparoscopy
- X-rays of the chest
- Computerized tomography (CT) scan
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
- Sample tissue removal through a biopsy
Were you diagnosed with linitis plastica? The next most important step is to plan your treatment with a medical team that treats cancer differently, but definitely better.
Choose New Hope Unlimited — Your Personalized Cancer Treatment Provider
For almost 20 years, the cancer treatment pioneers and renowned medical researchers behind New Hope Unlimited have continuously dedicated themselves to learning and then providing customized, expert solutions for rare malignancies such as gastric linitis plastica. Our doctors from two significant sides of medicine — conventional and holistic — allow us to provide each patient an extensive selection of specialized strategies, including non-invasive cancer therapies that deeply penetrate the root of gastric linitis plastica. Contact us today to know more about your treatment options.
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At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. Does the treatment for linitis plastica include removing the stomach?
Doctors who strictly practice conventional and mainstream cancer therapies might suggest removing your stomach through a surgical procedure called total gastrectomy. The good news is, surgery is not your only option anymore. Here at New Hope Medical Center, if possible, our goal is to address stomach cancer with less invasive methods.
2. What specific treatments does New Hope Unlimited offer?
Your comprehensive treatment will depend on your unique cancer case. For example, your treatment program may include Oxidative Therapy and Levorotatory Vitamin C Supplementation to enhance your immune system’s ability to fight and defend against cancer. Please click here for more details on the alternative linitis plastica treatments you may receive.
