THE CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF DUODENAL SARCOMA (POLYMORPHIC RETICULOSARCOMA)
Authors: M B GOLDGRABER, C E RUBIN, F J OWENS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 December 1953THE CYTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF DUODENAL SARCOMA (POLYMORPHIC RETICULOSARCOMA)MOSHE B. GOLDGRABER, CYRUS E. RUBIN, FRANCIS J. OWENSMOSHE B. GOLDGRABERSearch for more papers by this author, CYRUS E. RUBINSearch for more papers by this author, FRANCIS J. OWENSSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-6-1316 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe rarity of duodenal sarcoma has been repeatedly stressed by various authors,2, 3, 5, 9, 13, 14, 21, 26and the literature consists primarily of single case reports.2, 6, 11, 12, 24, 27, 32We add another case report to show how a definitive preoperative diagnosis can be made by the cytologic method. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 18, 1953.From the Frank Billings Medical Clinic, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago.This study was facilitated by the Stewart Fund Grant to The University of Chicago.†Damon Runyon Fellow. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCytopathology of Human Gastrointestinal CancersPrimary tumor of the duodenumThe value of gastric cytology in the diagnosis of mesenchymal tumorsThe Diagnosis of Cancer of the Pancreas, Biliary Tract, and Duodenum by Combined Cytologic and Secretory MethodsExfoliative Cytology: A Valuable Method for Diagnosing Gastrointestinal CancerThe preoperative diagnosis of gastric and duodenal malignant lymphoma by exfoliative cytology 1 December 1953Volume 39, Issue 6Page: 1316-1322KeywordsSarcomaStenosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...