Linitis plastica causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Linitis plastica may develop as a primary or secondary pathology. As a primary pathology, linitis plastica may be due to defective intracellular adhesions caused by germline truncations mutation in CDH1 gene. CDH1 gene codes for E-cadherin adhesion protein. Secondarily, linitis plastica may be caused by metastasis to the stomach or by the ingestion of lye.

Causes

Primary Causes

Linitis plastica can develop in an autosomal dominant pattern by a mutation in the CDH1 gene.^[1]
Somatic mutations in the CDH1 gene can occur by:
- Hypermethylation
- Loss of heterozygosity
- Silencing mutations

Secondary causes

Lye ingestion
Metastatic infiltration of the stomach by:

References

↑ Graziano F, Humar B, Guilford P (2003). “The role of the E-cadherin gene (CDH1) in diffuse gastric cancer susceptibility: from the laboratory to clinical practice”. Ann. Oncol. 14 (12): 1705–13. PMID 14630673.
↑ Levine MS, Pantongrag-Brown L, Aguilera NS, Buck JL, Buetow PC (1996). “Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica”. Radiology. 201 (2): 375–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888226. PMID 8888226.

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[pmid14630673-1] Graziano F, Humar B, Guilford P (2003). “The role of the E-cadherin gene (CDH1) in diffuse gastric cancer susceptibility: from the laboratory to clinical practice”. Ann. Oncol. 14 (12): 1705–13. PMID 14630673.

[pmid8888226-2] Levine MS, Pantongrag-Brown L, Aguilera NS, Buck JL, Buetow PC (1996). “Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach: a cause of linitis plastica”. Radiology. 201 (2): 375–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.201.2.8888226. PMID 8888226.

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