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Article1 January 1959THE PROBLEM OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF GASTRIC LESIONSGEORGE C. HENNIG, M.D., F.A.C.P., HAROLD D. HARVEY, M.D., F.A.C.S.GEORGE C. HENNIG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD D. HARVEY, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-1-43 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe present study was undertaken in an attempt to estimate the frequency with which the clinician is faced with the problem of a gastric lesion of questionable diagnosis. If the problem is approached purely from the standpoint of surgically proved malignancies, it does not assume its proper importance. In addition to the fungating lesions in which ulceration is not necessarily a prominent feature, there is a large group of nonfungating gastric ulcerations in which malignancy must be suspected. It is this latter group to which this paper will direct the major portion of its attention.The case material in this...Bibliography1. GoldenStout RAP: Superficial spreading carcinoma of the stomach, Am. J. Roentgenol. 59: 157 (Feb.) 1948. Google Scholar2. HarveyTitheringtonStoutSt. John HDJBAPFB: Gastric carcinoma, Cancer 4: 717 (July) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FloodHennig CAGC: Recurrence of gastric ulcer under medical management, Gastroenterology 16: 57 (Sept.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HarveySt. JohnVolk HDFBH: Peptic ulcer: late follow-up results after partial gastrectomy: analysis of failures, Ann. Surg. 138: 680 (Nov.) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HarveyLattes HDR: The differential diagnosis between benign and malignant ulcers at operation, J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 13: 1065 (Feb.) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. RunyeonHoerr WKSO: The gastric ulcer problem: prognosis in masked malignancy, Gastroenterology 32: 415, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication April 8, 1958.From the Departments of Medicine and Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, and the Medical and Surgical Services of the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to George C. Hennig, M.D., Harkness Pavilion, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, New York 32, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1959Volume 50, Issue 1Page: 43-50KeywordsGastric ulcersGastroenterology and hepatologyHospital medicineLesionsSurgeonsSurgeryUlcers Issue Published: 1 January 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...
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