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VIENNA Cancer of the Stomach At a recent meeting of the medical society of this city, Dr. Schönbauer reported his investigation of patients who underwent operations for carcinoma of the stomach. Reviews of this subject are old, because surgeons have lately turned their attention to gastric ulcer. The necropsy reports of the Vienna pathologic department clearly prove that cancer of the stomach is increasing in frequency; 2.28 per cent. in 1918 and 3.6 per cent, in 1923 of all necropsies showed cancer of the stomach. Among 432 cases in the Eiselsberg clinic in Vienna, last year, operations were not performed in forty-five because of metastases, severe hemorrhage or refusal of the patient. Among 387 patients operated on, 25 per cent, gave a family history of gastric ulcer; twenty-seven had cancer in the family; twenty-five had stomach trouble before, and forty-three had tuberculosis in the family. The age of predilection was from http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

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JAMA , Volume 82 (8) – Feb 23, 1924
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1924 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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Cancer of the Stomach At a recent meeting of the medical society of this city, Dr. Schönbauer reported his investigation of patients who underwent operations for carcinoma of the stomach. Reviews of this subject are old, because surgeons have lately turned their attention to gastric ulcer. The necropsy reports of the Vienna pathologic department clearly prove that cancer of the stomach is increasing in frequency; 2.28 per cent. in 1918 and 3.6 per cent, in 1923 of all necropsies showed cancer of the stomach. Among 432 cases in the Eiselsberg clinic in Vienna, last year, operations were not performed in forty-five because of metastases, severe hemorrhage or refusal of the patient. Among 387 patients operated on, 25 per cent, gave a family history of gastric ulcer; twenty-seven had cancer in the family; twenty-five had stomach trouble before, and forty-three had tuberculosis in the family. The age of predilection was from

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Published: Feb 23, 1924

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