Strange bedfellows: duodenal ulcer and cancer of the stomach.
We have found only 308 cases of gastric cancer in patients with unoperated duodenal ulcer. We present seven men whose duodenal ulcer disease obscured the diagnosis of gastric cancer. We review the theoretical reasons that those with duodenal ulcer may be protected from gastric cancer, along with the current literature.
Norfleet
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Section of Gastroenterology, Marshfield Medical Center, Wisconsin 54449.
Johnson
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*