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REPORT OF A CASE

DUVAL PREY, M.D.; JOHN M. FOSTER, Jr., M.D.; WILFRED DENNIS, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1935;30(4):675-684.

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Primary sarcoma of the duodenum is an extremely rare disease, as evidenced by the fact that a careful review of the literature reveals only sixty-one authentic cases. That further study of this infrequent condition may be encouraged, we have collected data on all of the cases previously described and have added the observations on one of our own.

Only cases in which it was definitely stated that the tumor was of the duodenum were considered; although numerous sarcomas of the small intestine have been reported, the authors unfortunately failed to mention the exact location of the growth. Cases in which a metastatic involvement of the duodenum was present were not considered; cases of this sort are not so infrequent as one might think.

Sarcoma of the duodenum, like sarcoma elsewhere in the intestinal tract, is most commonly of the round cell variety, although spindle cell sarcoma, myosarcoma and melanosarcoma have . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
DENVER

From the Surgical Service of the Denver General Hospital.

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