Ménétrier disease
Synonyms: Giant hypertrophic gastritis | Hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy
Ménétrier disease (MD) is a rare premalignant hyperproliferative gastropathy characterized by massive overgrowth of foveolar cells in the gastric lining resulting in large gastric folds and manifesting with epigastric pain nausea vomiting peripheral edema and less commonly anorexia and weight loss.
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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version April 2024
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