Læknablaðið - 01.08.1975, Qupperneq 37

LÆKNABLAÐIÐ
59
logically negative in the calculations of re-
sults.
Despite the relatively poor results of gastric
cytology compared with x-ray in this group
of malignant cases the supplementary value of
gastric cytology is considered to be well shown
by its ability to detect a significant number of
malignant gastric tumors while still small and
superficial where the x-ray examination shows
doubtful or negative results.
The problems of early diagnosis of gastric
cancer are discussed.
HEIMILDARRIT
1. Ackerman, Norman B. An Evaluation of
Gastric Cytology: Result of a Nation-Wide
Survey. J. Chron. Dis. 20:621-626. 1967.
2. Arnold, W. Tom, Hampton, James, Olin,
Walter, Glass, Henry and Carruth, Cather-
ine. Gastric Lesions, Including Exfoliative
Cytology. JAMA 173:1117-1120. 1960.
3. Bach-Nielsen, Povl. Cytologisk Undersög-
else af Ventriklen. Köbenhavn 1965.
4. Bjarnason, Ó. Cancer Registration in Ice-
land. In: Cancer Incidence in Five Con-
tinents. Ed.: R. Doll, P. Payne and J.
Waterhouse. I.U.A.C. Springer Verlag, pp.
168-177. 1966.
5. Bjarnason, Ó. Cancer Incidence in Iceland.
In: Racial and Geographical Factors in
Tumor Incidence. Ed.: A. A. Shivas. Phizer
Medical Monographs 2. Edinburgh Uni-
versity Press, pp. 117-131. 1967.
6. Brekkan, Ásmundur. Afdrif sjúklinga með
krabbamein i maga ári eftir röntgengrein-
ingu. LœknablaðiÖ 52:53-70. 1966.
7. Cancer Detection: UICC Monograph Series.
Volume 4 Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidel-
berg, New York 1967, p. 12-16.
8. Cantrell, E. G. Why use Gastric Cytology?
Gut 10:763-766. 1969.
9. Dungal, Niels. The Special Problem of
Stomach Cancer in Iceland. JAMA 178:789-
798. 1961.
10. Dungal, N. and Sigurjónsson, J. Gastric
Cancer and Diet: Brit. J. Cancer 21:270-
276. 1967.
11. Graham, Ruth M. The Cytologic Diagnosis
of Cancer. 2nd Edition, W. B. Saunders
Company, Philadelphia and London 1963.
12. Jensson, Ólafur, Schade, R. O. K. The
Value of Alfa-Chymotrypsin for Diagnostic
Gastric Lavage. Acta Cytologica 6:475-477.
1962.
13. Kawashima, S. Early Gastric Cancer in
Japan. Scand. J. Gastroent. 1:248-252. 1966.
14. Koss, L. G. Diagnostic Cytology. Sec. Ed.
J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
1968.
15. Mason, M. K. Surface Carcinoma of the
Stomach. Gut 6:185-193. 1965.
16. Myren, J. and Reichborn-Kjennerud, S.
Gastroscopy and Cytology in the Diagnosis
of Gastric Malignant Disease. Scand. J.
Gastroent. 6:385-387. 1971.
17. Schade, R. O. K. Exfoliative Cytology of
Gastric Carcinoma. B.M.J. 1:743-744. 1958.
18. Schade, R. O. K. Gastric Cytology. Edward
Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., London 1960.
19. Seppala. Kari. Exfoliative Cytology in
Gastric Malignancy. Acta Med. Scand.
Supplementum 363. Helsinki 1961.
20. Seppálá, K. Cytology in the Estimation
of the Survival Rate of Patient with
Gastric Cancer. Scand. J. Gastroent. 8:529-
531. 1973.
21. Sigurjónsson, Júlíus. Trends in Mortality
from Cancer, With Special Reference to
Gastric Cancer ín Icelana. J. Nat. Cancer
Inst. 36:899-907. 1966.
22. Sigurjónsson, Július. Geographical Varia-
tions in Mortality from Cancer in Iceland,
With Particular Reference to Stomach Can-
cer. J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 37:337-346. 1966.
23. Þorgeirsson, Þorgeir og Bjarnason, Ólafur
Magakrabbamein í aðsendum sýnishornum
1951-1960. LæknablaÖiÖ 46:126-132. 1962.
24. Witte, S. Gastroscopic Cytology. Endoscopy
2:88-93. 1970.