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Generalized pruritus due to carcinoma of the stomach and cured by gastrectomy

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

An Erratum to this article was published on 01 April 1943

Summary and Conclusions

  1. 1.

    A case of generalized pruritus of the skin due to carcinoma of the stomach and cured by gastrectomy is reported.

  2. 2.

    “Idiopathic” and “senile” pruritus in a certain (unknown) percentage of cases may be a manifestation of silent visceral carcinoma.

  3. 3.

    Under proper circumstances gastrectomy for gastric malignancy may be a feasible procedure even in patients of advanced age.

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  1. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois

    Leonard Cardon

  2. Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

    Leonard Cardon

  3. Mt. Sinai Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

    Leonard Cardon

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF03004166.

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Cardon, L. Generalized pruritus due to carcinoma of the stomach and cured by gastrectomy. Jour. D. D. 10, 63–65 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996914

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