CARCINOMA OF THE PROXIMAL THIRD OF THE STOMACH: A CRITICAL STUDY OF CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS IN 74 CASES
Authors: M EISENBUD, N FINBY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 January 1957CARCINOMA OF THE PROXIMAL THIRD OF THE STOMACH: A CRITICAL STUDY OF CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS IN 74 CASESMARK EISENBUD, M.D., NATHANIEL FINBY, M.D.MARK EISENBUD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NATHANIEL FINBY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-1-43 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCarcinomatous lesions located in the proximal third of the stomach present certain features which set them apart from lesions more distally situated. There are differences in pathology, symptomatology, the facility of diagnosis and, perhaps, in prognosis.In an earlier communication1 we reported the significantly greater difficulty of x-ray diagnosis of carcinoma of the proximal third of the stomach compared to lesions in the distal portions. While surveying the case material we were impressed with certain clinical differences relating to the sites of the lesions.We are presenting the clinical findings in 74 cases of histologically proved adenocarcinoma of the proximal...Bibliography1. FinbyEisenbud NM: Carcinoma of the proximal third of the stomach. A critical study of roentgenographic observations in sixty-two cases, J. A. M. A. 154: 1155 (Apr. 3) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. La DueMurisonMcNeerPack JSPJGGT: Symptomatology and diagnosis of gastric cancer, Arch. Surg. 60: 305 (Feb.) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. JemerinColp EER: Gastric carcinoma. A statistical study based on 344 cases from 1938 through 1947, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 95: 99 (July) 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. RafflKelley ABGE: The five year survival rate for gastric cancer, Cancer 6: 756 (July) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. LawtonFildesSeidman SECEL: Cancer of the stomach, Am. J. Surg. 81: 221 (Feb.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Torgerson J: Gastric carcinoma with special reference to the sex ratio, age and situation and to the anatomy of the stomach, Acta radiol. 40: 457 (Nov.) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HymanHarvey GAJE: Pathogenesis of anemia in patients with carcinoma, Am. J. Med. 19: 350 (Sept.) 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. SegalGlaser HLGL: Early detection of gastric carcinoma, New York State J. Med. 56: 237 (Jan. 15) 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Cooper WA: The gastric cancer problem, S. Clin. North America 32: 587 (Apr.) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Moore GE: Surgical therapy of gastric cancer, New York State J. Med. 55: 2972 (Oct. 15) 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. BrownKane CHCF: Carcinoma of the stomach: review of 406 cases seen from 1940 to 1945: operability, resectability and curability, Gastroenterology 22: 64 (Sept.) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 4, 1956.From the Departments of Medicine and Radiology of the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Nathaniel Finby, M.D., Department of Radiology, The New York Hospital, 525 East Sixty-eighth Street, New York 21, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1957Volume 46, Issue 1Page: 43-52KeywordsAchlorhydriaAdenocarcinomaAnemiaDiagnostic radiologyDysphagiaLesionsObservational studiesStomach ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...