W. GARDNER DAVIES (1921–1991)

The Late Mr. John W. Davies

Gardner Syndrome

A 24-year-old man presented with a palpable mass in the deep superonasal quadrant of the left orbit which had been present for one year. He had no visual complaints, yet noted multiple hard masses at the right and left mandibular angles. The patient had history of a similar mass in his right orbit which had prompted surgical intervention 2 years earlier. Histopathological evaluation of the righ...

Gardner Syndrome

Multiple adenomatous colon polyps. An adenomatous polyp is an area where the normal cells that line the inside of the colon and begin to make mucous and form a mass on the inside of the intestinal tract. Benign (noncancerous) tumors, including: sebaceous cysts (closed sac filled with liquid found under the skin) epidermoid cysts (lumps in or under the skin often filled with liquid) fibromas (fi...

Gardner-Diamond syndrome.

Gardner-Diamond syndrome, which also is knownas autoerythrocyte sensitization disorder, is a raresyndrome of inflammatory, edematous papulesthat evolve into painful ecchymoses on the trunkand lower legs after a period of stress with no priorhistory of trauma. This syndrome usually occurs inwomen with a history of psychiatric disorders, themost common one being depression. Although theexact mech...

Gardner, York and Block

Dear Mr. York: As reader services correspondent at Fellowship headquarters, I would like to thank you for sending us your review article of Martin Gardner's Urantia. Of the half-dozen reviews we've read, yours is certainly the most serious, insightful and heartening. It was also gratifying to learn that you met your first Urantia Book believers during your visit to our information center at the...