Linitis plastica
Linitis plastica is seen in diffuse gastric carcinoma. The appearance of the stomach is like a leather bottle.
The other causes of linitis plastica could be lye ingestion or metastatic infiltration of the stomach.
This cancer is more common in Asian countries, particularly Japan.
Napoleon Bonaparte and many members of his family died from this type of cancer. "...the Bonapartes: Napoleon, his father, his grandfather, brother, and three sisters died of gastric carcinoma." ("Carcinoma of the Stomach." [http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000265/] March 4, 2005)