Clinical Geriatrics.

Abstract

another. Certainly, in many of the higher organisms, cells from old indi¬ viduals look much like those from young individuals.

Diffuse Hodgkin's Disease of the Gastrointestinal Tract

“…According to the literature the lymphogranulomatous lesion may be limited to one or to a few isolated parts of the gastrointestinal tract (6,7,10,11,16,17,18,20,24,25,29,30,40,42,45,48) ; in other cases many lesions appear to be "disseminated" over the stomach, the small and large intestine (2, 3,12,15,33,37,38,44,46). Most authors agree that lesions of the stomach (1,4,25,33,38,39,42,46,47) come first in the order of frequency, the antrum and prepyloric region in particular being favourite sites. In the small intestine, the jejunum (7,11,17,18,21,39,44,46,47,48) is the site of predilection; the terminal part of the ileum (1 5, 16, 24) or the ileocoecal regionis often mentioned as the next favoured site, whereas the duodenum (10, 1 1, 29, 33, 38, 46, 47, 48) and the rest of the ileum (2,…”

“…Most authors agree that lesions of the stomach (1,4,25,33,38,39,42,46,47) come first in the order of frequency, the antrum and prepyloric region in particular being favourite sites. In the small intestine, the jejunum (7,11,17,18,21,39,44,46,47,48) is the site of predilection; the terminal part of the ileum (1 5, 16, 24) or the ileocoecal regionis often mentioned as the next favoured site, whereas the duodenum (10, 1 1, 29, 33, 38, 46, 47, 48) and the rest of the ileum (2, 3,7,12,13,15,33,37,38,44,45) would'seem to be involved less frequently (27,32). Lesions of the large intestine (6,14,15,19,20,29,30,33,40,46,48) are generally considered to be rarer and to occur more frequently in the caecum (6,20,…”

“…The ulcus usually shows elevated, peripherally sloping walls and a base covered with smeary sticky material (12,27). In this type of lesion either erosion of a blood vessel leading to intestinal haemorrhage (1, 38, 44) or perforation of the intestinal wall leading to peritonitis (7,12,30,46,47) may occur.…”