The Clinical Patterns of Small-Bowel Tumors: A Study of 32 Cases

Article1 January 1958THE CLINICAL PATTERNS OF SMALL-BOWEL TUMORS: A STUDY OF 32 CASESJAMES F. PATTERSON, M.D., ALLAN D. CALLOW, M.D., ALICE ETTINGER, M.D.JAMES F. PATTERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALLAN D. CALLOW, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALICE ETTINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-1-123 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFew articles in the literature1-4 have been concerned primarily with the early clinical patterns of small bowel tumors. We reviewed the records of a relatively large number of patients who had small bowel tumors and found that the correct diagnosis was rarely made or suspected at the time of the initial examination. 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CALLOW, M.D.; ALICE ETTINGER, M.D.Affiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Presented at the Thirty-eighth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, April 11, 1957.From the Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine and the New England Center Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to James F. Patterson, M.D., New England Center Hospital, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston 11, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimary malignant lymphoid tumours of the intestinal tract. 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