DIFFUSE CALCIFICATION OF THE PANCREAS

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The presence of stones within the ducts of the pancreas has been recorded in the literature in 220 instances up to the year 1944. Diffuse calcification of the pancreas differs, in that the process of calcification is distributed throughout the organ, with associated destruction of the parenchyma. The organ may contain many cysts of varying size and much connective tissue; it may resemble a "bag of stones." Beling collected 12 reports of diffuse calcification and added 1 of his own. He and his associates later added another. King and Waghelsteiu reported 4 instances of this disease. Reviewing the reports of Beling they disagreed with the diagnosis in 2 cases which they thought were questionable. Darling recorded an instance of diffuse calcification of the pancreas observed in Australia. The case herewith reported brings the number to 18. REPORT OF CASE First Admission.—History: A white man aged 23 was admitted to the

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