St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants
Research article at:
http://fymtyh.blogspot.com/2009/03/medical-assistant-for-leather-stomach.html
Leather stomach refers mainly in the stomach wall with gastric diffuse infiltrative growth, since all levels of submucosa vertical and horizontal proliferation of surrounding infiltration with fibrous tissue hyperplasia, thickening of gastric wall hardens so. But not to the cavity formation process of the tumor, nor the formation of large ulcers. St. Augustine School of Medical Assistants Hans said, Borrmann put it as advanced gastric cancer of type IV, namely, diffuse infiltrative type of gastric cancer. About 10% of all gastric cancer, clinical manifestations and prognosis are different from other types of gastric cancer. Medical Assistant Hans pointed out, Leather stomach although advanced gastric cancer, but often misdiagnosed or missed diagnosis, misdiagnosis rate of 10% -30%, little 5-year survival.
