CANCER OF THE STOMACH: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EARLY DIAGNOSIS
Authors: I. W. Held, Irving Busch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1943)

Article1 May 1943CANCER OF THE STOMACH: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EARLY DIAGNOSISI. W. HELD, M.D., F.A.C.P., IRVING BUSCH, M.D., F.A.C.S.I. W. HELD, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, IRVING BUSCH, M.D., F.A.C.S.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-18-5-719 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe small percentage of five year survivals following operative intervention in cases of carcinoma of the stomach has been very discouraging. The aim of all diagnostic methods has, therefore, been to establish an early diagnosis. Nevertheless, only between 30 and 40 per cent of cases of resectable cancer of the stomach are submitted to the surgeon. Patients with cancer who never reach the operating table are in one of two categories. The cancer is either of such a malignant nature that it spreads very rapidly to the neighboring glands and organs, or to distant structures; or the growth has invaded...Bibliography1. HOLZKNECHT G: Die Rontgendiagnostik des Magens, Jahreskurse f. ärtzl. Fortb., August 1911, p. 88. Google Scholar2. EUSTERMAN GB: Gastric carcinoma masquerading as benign ulcer, Libman Anniversary Volumes, 1932, i, 385. Google Scholar3. SCHINDLER R: Gastroscopy: the endoscopic study of gastric pathology, 1937, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago. Google Scholar4. HOLZKNECHTLUGER GA: Zur Pathologie und Diagnostik des Gastrospasms, Mitt. a. d. Grenzgeb. d. Med. u. Chir., 1913, xxvi, 669-694. Google Scholar5. WILSONMCCARTY LBWC: The pathological relationships of gastric ulcer and gastric carcinoma, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1909, cxxxviii, 846-852. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. ASCHOFF L: Deutsch. med. Wchnschr., 1912, xxxviii, 494. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. EWING J: Relation of gastric ulcer to cancer, Ann. Surg., 1918, lxvii, 715. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. HELDGOLDBLOOM IWAA: Carcinomatous degeneration of peptic ulcer, Surg. Clin. N. Am., 1933, xiii, 387-401. Google Scholar9. WALTERSGRAYPRIESTLY WHKJT: Malignant lesions of the stomach: importance of early treatment and end results, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1941, cxvii, 1675. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. CARMAN RD: Roentgen diagnosis of diseases of the alimentary canal, 1920, W. B. Saunders & Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar11. HELDGRAY IWI: Present status of x-ray diagnosis of gastric and duodenal ulcer, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1925, ix, 755-808. Google Scholar12. REHFUSS ME: Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the stomach, 1927, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar13. EUSTERMAN GB: Carcinomatous ulcer, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1942, cxviii, 1. Google Scholar14. GARLOCK JH: The problem of carcinoma of the cardiac end of the stomach, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1941, lxxiii, 244. Google 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 February 19, 1942. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1943Volume 18, Issue 5Page: 719-735KeywordsStomachSurgeons ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1943 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright, 1943, by The American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...