A CONSIDERATION OF THE GASTRIC ULCER-CANCER PROBLEM
Authors: HARRY SHAY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 April 1934A CONSIDERATION OF THE GASTRIC ULCER-CANCER PROBLEMWITH THE REPORT OF A CASE OF ULCERATING CARCINOMA IN WHICH THE GASTRIC ACIDITY CHANGED FROM NORMAL TO ANACIDITY WHILE UNDER OBSERVATION*HARRY SHAY, M.D., EUGENE M. SCHLOSS, M.D.HARRY SHAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EUGENE M. SCHLOSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-10-1218 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptA recent editorial,1 "Gastric Cancer and Ulcer," in The Journal of the American Medical Association, has this final paragraph:. . . it would seem that the question of the percentage of gastric ulcers becoming malignant is purely academic, and the most important and practical issue underlying the whole problem is that there are no known criteria by which the clinician, the roentgenologist or the surgeon can decide definitely the exact nature of a given ulcer. Microscopic examination alone will reveal its true nature. The patient cares little whether he has a primary carcinomatous ulcer or a carcinoma-on-ulcer but is...Bibliography1. Gastric cancer and ulcer; Editorial, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1864-1865. 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Initial results of the first systematic detection centerGASTRIC ACIDITY BEFORE AND AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF GASTRIC CANCER: ITS ETIOLOGIC, DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE*MANDRED W. COMFORT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Gastric anacidity: Its physiologic and clinical significance and its managementObservations on gastric acidity before and after development of carcinoma of the stomach 1 April 1934Volume 7, Issue 10Page: 1218-1229KeywordsGastric cancerGastric ulcersHospitalsSurgeonsUlcers Issue Published: 1 April 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...