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Prof. B. Moore. 
On Free Hydrochloric Acid 
| Feb. 28, 
Table of Amount of Acidity of Gastric Contents in Cases of Malignant 























Peed Total Free 
No. of case. | Sex. | Age. Disease and region. of acidity ste ie nye 
2 ae ciae phenol- |di-methyl.| chloric, 
gestion. | phthaléin. Giinzburg. 
Pee eee so F. 49 | Carcinoma of uterus......... lhour | 0°0219 | Negative Negative 
10) dS Stee M. — | Carcinoma of prostate ...... ‘3 ay x 
110) epee F. — | Sarcoma, general, liver, etc.| 14 hours| 0:°0146 | Negative > 
PV Ae. ip: 71 | Careinoma of uterus......... 0 :0036 Po 3 
WV eresr eres. 13 50 i sil OER reese lhour | 0:°1460 0 -0821 0 -0365 
Vitor M. 61 | Sarcoma of neck ............ A 01861 0 0036 0 0072 
Va he: F. 65 | Carcinoma of liver ......... 1; hours} 0°0018 | Negative Negative 
RV ATT ose, F. 32 | Carcinoma of rectum ...... 1 hour 0 -0584 Be | MA 
| 1D. nee ii — | Carcinoma of tongue ©...... 13 hours | 00292 0°0186 | 0:0109 
| DA BRE M. 61 | Epithelioma of floor of] 1 hour | 0:°0018 | Negative Negative 
| mouth 
A Sear ate 1 49 | Colloid cancer of mesentery| 14 hours | 0°1058 0-0401  0-0072 
>. 0 Eeaeerges F, 59 | Carcinoma of breast, re-| 13 hours | 0°0182 0 ‘0091 0 ‘0036 
moved 10 weeks pre- 
viously 
4) ii @ ineneees F. 59 | Recurrence of carcinoma % 0 °0511 0 -0219 0 :0036 
in breast, removed 4 years 
before 
KV eas. M. 65 | Epithelioma of cheek ...... 1 hour 00018 | Negative | Negative 
REV een F. 66 | Carcinoma of breast......... » 0 -0548 0 0019 
XVI(a : ; ‘ 3 hours} 0°2665 Negative ; 
s) M. 63 | Epithelioma of cheek ... { hou 0 -2847 2 i | 
Fie. Q 0 Tis sence M. 57 | Recurrence of carcinoma| 2 hours| 00365 ;; $5 
of tongue, removed 6 
years ago | 
Contvol Cases in 
R. E. K iM: 25 — | 1 hour | 0°2117 0 -1789 0 1533 
lea Be stoves M. 38 _- 0 3285 0 -2884 0 -2519 
H. E. RB M 23 — . 0 3139 0 -2482 0 1862 
Average...... — — — i 0 -2847 0 -2385 0 -1971 
N/10 HC1...' 


* See text, pp. 146-7. 



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+ Total amount hydrolysed in 24 hours, 31°6 c.c.; 
