How do you approach the treatment of uT1N0M0 gastric cancer if the EUS is consistent with linitis plastica?

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Topics: Gastrointestinal Cancers • Gastric Cancer • Medical Oncology

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice

Linitis plástica means that the entire stomach is involved with cancer therefore treatment would be mainly palliative with systemic chemotherapy for stage IV disease

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