The Gastrointestinal Lesions and Complications of the Leukemias
Authors: J. C. PROLLA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1964)

Article1 December 1964The Gastrointestinal Lesions and Complications of the LeukemiasJ. C. PROLLA, M.D., JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. C. PROLLA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-61-6-1084 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn spite of their recognition Since the nineteenth century (5, 20, 48, 66, 144), the gastrointestinal lesions developing in the course of the leukemias have attracted attention only recently. The importance of such complications has been emphasized by several writers (2, 35, 36, 42, 113) as either direct or important contributory causes of death in a substantial proportion of cases. The more frequently reported gastrointestinal lesions of the leukemias have been leukemic infiltrates and necroses of the digestive tract, hemorrhages, and proctologic complications. Several reports, especially those of Cornes and Jones (36) and Amromin and Solomon (2), have presented data...References1. ADAMSPRITCHARD RHJA: Bacterial shock in obstetrics and gynecology. Obst. Gynec. 16: 387, 1960. Google Scholar2. AMROMINSOLOMON GDRD: Necrotizing enteropathy. A complication of treated leukemia or lymphoma patients. JAMA 182: 23, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ANDRENTHEANDER LG: Roentgenographic appearances of esophageal moniliasis. Acta Radiol. (Stockholm) 46: 571, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ANSCHUTZ W: Uber die darmstorungen nach magenoperationen. Mitt. Grenzgeb. Med. Chir. 32: 85, 1920. Google Scholar5. ASKANAZY M: Ueber akute leukamie und ihre beziehung zu geschwuringen Prozessen im Verdauungskanal. Virchow. Arch. Path. Anat. 137: 1, 1894. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. 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