| Popis: |
Because of the rarity of both cardiac metastases and metastatic deposits in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, the following case is considered worthy of report. Case Report J. W., a coal miner, aged fifty-three, was admitted to the hospital Sept. 29, 1932, complaining of pain in the abdomen, loss of appetite, and vomiting. The onset of the illness was given by the patient as a year earlier, when he was obliged to give up work in the mines because of severe pain in the epigastrium and the lower anterior mid chest. He complained of a sense of heavy, constant pressure in the epigastrium and vomiting following meals. At times the vomitus contained bright red blood. Soft and liquid foods were more easily tolerated. There had been a loss of weight of 36 pounds in the past year, the present weight being 118 pounds. A physician was first consulted two months before. |
