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History and symptoms

It is notorious for its failure to cause early symptoms, and patients with symptoms generally have a more advanced form of the disease.^[1]

↑ Sadaf Jafferbhoy, Hanif Shiwani & Quatullah Rustum (2013). "Managing Gastric Linitis Plastica: Keep the scalpel sheathed". Sultan Qaboos University medical journal. 13 (3): 451–453. PMID 23984032. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)