Exfoliative Cytology in the Diagnosis of Stomach Cancer
Authors: DUANE W. TAEBEL
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 December 1965Exfoliative Cytology in the Diagnosis of Stomach CancerDUANE W. TAEBEL, M.D., JOAO C. PROLLA, M.D., JOSEPH B. KIRSNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.DUANE W. TAEBEL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOAO 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/10.7326/0003-4819-63-6-1018 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptConcern for the early diagnosis of cancer has been one of the main factors in the development of diagnostic methods for the examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract: X ray, endoscopy, and more recently, exfoliative cytology. The latter technique was advocated initially over 100 years ago by Beale (1) who, in 1858, examined vomitus by paraffin block technique. 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KIRSNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Chicago, IllinoisFrom the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.This study was supported in part by a research grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health.Portions of this study were presented before the Golden Anniversary Session of the American College of Physicians, March 22, 1965, Chicago, Ill.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Duane W. Taebel, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill. 60637. 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