ANALYSIS OF ROENTGEN-RAY DIAGNOSIS IN CARCINOMA OF THE CECUM AND ASCENDING COLON
Authors: C H BROWN, J R COLVERT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1947)

Article1 December 1947ANALYSIS OF ROENTGEN-RAY DIAGNOSIS IN CARCINOMA OF THE CECUM AND ASCENDING COLONCHARLES H. BROWN, M.S., M.D., JAMES R. COLVERT, M.D.CHARLES H. BROWN, M.S., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES R. COLVERT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-27-6-936 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThe value of roentgen-ray study in the diagnosis of carcinoma of the colon is well established. Clinicians have noted that a barium enema done routinely may reveal a carcinoma, even though the patient has no symptoms of a malignant lesion. On the other hand, there is a tendency to allow a negative barium enema report to rule out carcinoma of the colon even in the presence of suggestive clinical findings such as change in the bowel habit, abdominal pain, anemia, weight loss, fatigue, the presence of a mass, etc.Hodges1states that the "x-ray manifestations of colonic neoplasm can...Bibliography1. HODGES FJ: The gastrointestinal tract (a handbook of roentgen diagnosis), page 208, 1944, Year Book Pub., Inc. Google Scholar2. BOCKUS HL: Gastroenterology, Vol. 2, page 765, 1944, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. FELDMAN M: Clinical roentgenology of the digestive tract, 1945, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, page 769. Google Scholar4. WHITEHEAD LJ: Roentgenological manifestations of malignancy of the colon, South. Med. Jr., 1945, xxx, 85. Google Scholar5. WEBER HM: The roentgenologic demonstration of polypoid lesions and polyposis of the large bowel, Am. Jr. Roentgenol. and Rad. Therapy, 1931, xxv, 577. Google Scholar6. SCHATZKI R: The roentgenologic differential diagnosis between cancer and diverticulitis of the colon, Radiology, 1940, xxxiv, 651. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. CASE JT: A clinical approach to the roentgen diagnosis of carcinoma of the colon, Illinois Med. Jr., 1941, lxxx, 145. Google Scholar8. MORRISON LB: The rôle of x-ray in the diagnosis of carcinoma of the colon, New England Jr. Med., 1930, cciii, 441. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Detroit, Michigan*Received for publication on January 13, 1947.From the Gastrointestinal Division of the Medical Department, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. The authors are indebted to Dr. Howard P. Doub, Roentgenologist, and to Dr. John G. Mateer, Physician-in-Charge, Gastrointestinal Division, for their constructive criticism. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe negative X-ray report in cancer of the colonEndoscopic polypectomyTherapeutic and clinicopathologic aspects 1 December 1947Volume 27, Issue 6Page: 936-943KeywordsAbdominal painAnemiaCecumColonFatigueHabitsLesionsWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1947 PDF downloadLoading ...