MALIGNANCY OF THE TUBERCULAR LUPUS AFTER APPLICATION OF MASSIVE DOSES OF X- RAYS (in Russian)
It was frequently reported in the literature that the lupus carcinoma occurs frequently as a complication of the tubercular lupus; some authors ascribed the cancerous degeneration of the siun of these patents to exposure to x rays. It was assumed that development of the carcinoma starts long before the clinical picture appears. Among the 367 tubercular lupus patients at the Bone Tuberculosis Hospital and the Antituberculosis Dispensary of the Latvian Republic, observed during the years from 1951 to 1959, lupus carcinoma was found in 11 cases. All these patients were women between the ages of 28 to 64 years, and all had the sickness for periods ranging from 6 to 40 years. Four patients had surface sores, five presented ulcerous and two hypentrophic lupus. The carcinoma was found on the face of the patients in every case. Ten of the patients were subjected only to x ray treatment previously. Although the number of the cases was small, it was concluded that repeated exposure to x radiation is responsible for the development of the carcinoma. (TTT)
- Research Organization:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-010441
- OSTI ID:
- 4736427
- Journal Information:
- Latvijas PSR Zinatnu Akad. Vestis, Vol. Vol: No. 6; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- Russian
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