The Prognosis in Gastric Ulcer Treated Conservatively

Abstract

THERE is general agreement that the management of a gastric ulcer is a more exacting task than that of a duodenal ulcer because of the implications of carcinoma masquerading as an innocent gastric ulcer or arising as a complication. The controversial question of carcinomatous degeneration of a benign gastric ulcer versus the theory of ulcerating carcinoma in situ as advocated by Mallory¹ is not discussed in this paper. The more immediate concern is the fact thac approximately 10 per cent of gastric ulcers are discovered sooner or later to be cancerous.^{2 3 4} In an attempt to attack so grave a lesion . . .