diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
MONDO:0005017Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
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.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005017), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
9 names
Resolves to: diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
- Also called
- adenocarcinoma of linitis plastica typeadenocarcinoma of the linitis plastica typecarcinoma, diffuse typecarcinoma, diffuse type (morphologic abnormality)diffuse adenocarcinoma of stomachdiffuse adenocarcinoma of the stomachdiffuse stomach adenocarcinomagastric diffuse adenocarcinomastomach diffuse type adenocarcinoma