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Neurofibroma; A gastroscopic report

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

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At the time of the gastroscopic examination, the patient had a severe secondary anemia causing an extreme pallor of the gastric mucosa. This extreme pallor was responsible for both the poor visualization and the difficulty encountered in differentiating between a malignant and benign lesion. The ulcerated area was not seen through the gastroscope as it was situated on the distal part of the mass below the greatest diameter of the tumor. Since it is our policy to have all suspicious lesions removed, this was carried out. It is interesting to speculate on the possibility that if we had examined this woman after she had had the transfusions, would the more normal color of the mucosa have enabled us to differentiate between a benign and malignant lesion?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, State University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa city, Iowa

    W. D. Paul

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

    Don W. Chapman

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Paul, W.D., Chapman, D.W. Neurofibroma; A gastroscopic report. Jour. D. D. 12, 258–260 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02998779

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