CARCINOMATOUS POLYPOSIS OF THE COLON

Abstract
The very interesting character of the clinical manifestations and pathologic findings, combined with the apparent rarity of the disease in point, necessitate the presentation of our report before discussing the subject in detail. AUTHORS' CASE Medical Part: Dr. Niebruegge History. —Miss A. M., aged 19, consulted me Aug. 1, 1908, complaining of a severe offensive, bloody diarrhea. The following data were elicited: The patient's mother's mother died from cancer of uterus. Parents were alive; mother healthy; father had had intestinal trouble for a long time. There were six girls in the family; one died from insolation. There was no tuberculous history. Menses began at 13; painless and regular. The patient had always enjoyed good health until the summer of 1905, at which time her present illness began. Present Trouble. —During the early part of July, 1905, the patient became nauseated, and vomited at frequent intervals. This continued throughout the remaining

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