. Radium . PLATE 2 A cross section of plate 1. The dotted line indicates the line of excision of theprostate and seminal vesicles. ration. He had no recurrence two years later. It can be seen from thesefigures that recurrence following removal by means of fulguration isdistinctly less frequent than following suprapubic removal of the same I^ADIXJM 91 type of tumor. Furthermore, it has been our ex[)erience that where theprimary tumor has been removed by means of fulguration, the recurrenttumor, if seen early, will respond to this treatment. The results obtained. .^■ PLATE 3 The urethra has been
. Radium . PLATE 2 A cross section of plate 1. The dotted line indicates the line of excision of theprostate and seminal vesicles. ration. He had no recurrence two years later. It can be seen from thesefigures that recurrence following removal by means of fulguration isdistinctly less frequent than following suprapubic removal of the same I^ADIXJM 91 type of tumor. Furthermore, it has been our ex[)erience that where theprimary tumor has been removed by means of fulguration, the recurrenttumor, if seen early, will respond to this treatment. The results obtained. .^■ PLATE 3 The urethra has been divided, the prostate drawn downward and the freeingof tlie anterior surface of the prostate begun. by fulguration in the tumors suitable for this form of treatment arereally so encouraging that little more can be expected, and the results 92 RADIUM are incomparably superior to any result which can be obtained by opera-tive procedure. About 40 per cent, of all cases of bladder tumor pre-senting themselves in our clinic belong to the benign or malignant typesuitable for fulguration. This, it is apparent, leaves a great many tumorsunsuitable for this form of therapy. Radium. In 1915 we began the use of radium in the treatment ofbladder tumors. Practicallv all tumors, whether papilloma or carcino-
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