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  • Title: Linitis plastica of the cecum.
    Author: Kallie NR, Fisher GF, Chan CY.
    Journal: Can J Surg; 1980 May; 23(3):282-4, 307. PubMed ID: 6247052.
    Abstract:
    Linitis plastica of the cecum is rare. The authors describe a case of this condition in a 16-year-old man. The commonest presenting symptom is a change in bowel habit. Histologically there are three recurring features--diffuse infiltration of the bowel wall by small darkly staining tumour cells, the presence of multiple "signet-ring" cells indicating mucin production and, third, an attempt at gland formation. The prognosis is poor; no patient has survived longer than 27 months.
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