Talk:Linitis plastica
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Hello,
Recently, my brother has been diagnosed with 'Linitis Plastica', a rare form of cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. I was wondering if anyone has a good source of information about this cancer, I have found it very difficult to research due to it being a very rare cancer.
Does anyone know of someone who has had this cancer before and how it was treated? Was the treatment effective?
Due to this cancers' nature, it was diagnosed a bit late, the cancer has infected over 80% of the GI tract and invaded the lymph nodes and possibly the pancreas. Is there an effective way to slow down it's growth/spread? Is it possible to urgically remove the pancreas altogether if we were able to control the metastasis in the lymph nodes?
I am desperately seeking any information that may help.
Kindest regards, Tan
