Carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas: report of 37 cases studied at the State of Wisconsin General Hospital from 1925-1950.

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Article1 January 1952CARCINOMA OF THE BODY AND TAIL OF THE PANCREAS: REPORT OF 37 CASES STUDIED AT THE STATE OF WISCONSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL FROM 1925-1950BURTON K. SMITH, M.D., EDWIN C. ALBRIGHT, M.D.BURTON K. SMITH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDWIN C. ALBRIGHT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-90 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCarcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas is by no means a rarity, yet early diagnosis of this condition has been difficult because the symptom complex has been considered vague and indefinite.In reviewing the literature since 1939, it was found that several observers have published papers formulating the clinical and pathologic features of this disease. Duff1in 1939 reported on 16 cases in which the diagnosis was established at autopsy. He estimates that carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas occurs with about one-third the frequency of carcinoma of the head of the pancreas. In...Bibliography1. Duff GL: The clinical and pathological features of carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 65: 69 (July) 1939. Google Scholar2. LevyLichtman HSS: Clinical characterization of primary carcinoma of the body and tail of the pancreas, Arch. Int. Med. 65: 607-626 (March) 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. RussumCarp BO: Carcinoma of body and tail of pancreas, Am. J. Surg. 56: 414-422 (May) 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Chauffard MA: Le cancer du corps du pancreas, Bull. Acad. de méd., Paris 60: 242, 1908. Google Scholar5. Trousseau A: Lectures on clinical medicine delivered at Hotel Dieu de Paris, J. B. Bailliere 3: 80 and 739, 1877. Google Scholar6. Sproul EE: Carcinoma and venous thrombosis: the frequency of association of carcinoma in the body or tail of the pancreas with multiple venous thrombosis, Am. J. Cancer 34: 566-585 (Dec.) 1938. Google Scholar7. Kenny WE: The association of carcinoma in the body and tail of the pancreas with multiple venous thrombi, Surgery 14: 600-609 (Oct.) 1943. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 9, 1951.From the Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byManagement of Pain in Pancreatic CancerCancer and DiabetesCancer and DiabetesRoentgenographic diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasmsDiagnosis and surgical treatment of carcinoma of the pancreasDigestive SystemDIABETIC ACIDOSIS WITH PANCREATIC ARTERY THROMBOSIS: UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS*CARCINOMA OF THE PANCREAS: A CLINICAL STUDY BASED ON 84 CASES*DAVID BIRNBAUM, M.D., JULIUS KLEEBERG, M.D.Alterations in Serum Diastase and Albumin Values in Protein DeficiencyThe Pancreas: Contributions of Clinical Interest in 1952CARCINOMA OF BODY AND TAIL OF PANCREAS*CHRISTOPHER STRANG, JOHN N. WALTON 1 January 1952Volume 36, Issue 1Page: 90-97KeywordsAutopsyPancreas ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...