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RADIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF CANCER OF THE SKIN ( THE UROLOGIC AND CUTANEOUS REVIEW VOL XLII NO. 4 1938 ) (PARTIAL)

DRESSLER, R; DUMAS, C E

HREX

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

1938 Dec 31

Never classified

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NV0702384

1994 Aug 27

2017 Dec 21

IN THIS PAPER AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO CLARIFY THE PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION AS APPLIED TO THE TREATMENT OF SKIN CANCER, AND A REPORT IS MADE OF THE SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL RESULTS IN 421 CASES WHICH HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED FOR PERIODS OF THREE TO SEVEN YEARS. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR OF THESE CASES WERE TREATED BY SURGICAL METHODS, INCLUDING ELECTROSURGERY, AND THE REMAINING WERE TREATED EITHER BY RADIUM OR X- RAY. THE PROGNOSIS IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER OF THE SKIN IS DEPENDENT CHIEFLY ON THE SIZE OF THE LESIONS. APPROXIMATELY 95 PERCENT OF THE LESIONS NOT EXCEEDING ONE CENTIMETER IN DIAMETER CAN BE CURED BY DIRECT APPLICATION OF RADIUM, EITHER FILTERED OR UNFILTERED, BY ADEQUATE DOSAGE WITH LOW VOLTAGE X-RAYS, OR BY SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE OUTLOOK IS NOT SO HOPEFUL WHEN THE EPITHELIOMA MEASURES FROM 1 TO 2.5 CENTIMETERS IN DIAMETER. LESIONS OF THIS SIZE SHOULD NOT BE TREATED BY UNFILTERED RADIUM. WHEN AN EPITHELIOMA EXCEEDS 2.5 EXPECTED IN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THE CASES IN THIS GROUP.