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Carman meniscus sign

  • semicircular (meniscoid) configuration of gastric ulcer seen in profile with compression

    • suggestive of malignancy

    see: gastric ulcers

    Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
    Last updated:  1 September 2006


     

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    • Medical College of Wisconsin Copyright © 2006, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
    Medical College of Wisconsin