Blumer's shelf
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A shelf-like tumor of the anterior rectal wall felt on rectal examination indicating implantation metastases in Douglas' pouch as in gastric carcinoma or tuberculous peritonitis.
Bibliography
- G. Blumer:
The rectal shelf. A neglected rectal sign of value in the diagnosis and prognosis of obscure malignant and inflammatory diseases within the abdomen.
Albany Medical Annals, 1909, 30: 361-366.
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