Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DISTAPUS)
| Disease Name | Diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma | |||||
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| Synonyms |
diffuse type stomach adenocarcinoma; diffuse adenocarcinoma of stomach; adenocarcinoma of linitis plastica type; adenocarcinoma of the linitis plastica type; diffuse adenocarcinoma of the stomach; stomach diffuse type adenocarcinoma; carcinoma, diffuse type; gastric diffuse adenocarcinoma; carcinoma, diffuse type (morphologic abnormality); diffuse stomach adenocarcinoma; diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
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| Definition |
An adenocarcinoma arising from the stomach. Microscopically, it is characterized by the presence of a diffuse infiltrate, composed of individual adenocarcinoma cells or groups of adenocarcinoma cells in a fibrous or mucoid stroma. Many cells contain mucin droplets, producing a signet-ring configuration.
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