. Radium . A B Fig. 2.—A, mixed angio- and osteosarcoma. Referred by Dr. J. T\. Croft, Waynes-boro, Pennsylvania. B, note retrogression after first radium needle later radium treatments from the outside resulted in still further reductionin the size of the lesion. An absolute cure is not expected in this case becauseof very deep involvement, but the patients life has undoubtedly been prolonged. Raditjim 19. Pig-. 3 —A B, C, small round cell sarcoma, shown from different angles, involvingfrontal region, bone, frontal sinus, eyelids and nose. Recurrence after surgicaloperation, whe
. Radium . A B Fig. 2.—A, mixed angio- and osteosarcoma. Referred by Dr. J. T\. Croft, Waynes-boro, Pennsylvania. B, note retrogression after first radium needle later radium treatments from the outside resulted in still further reductionin the size of the lesion. An absolute cure is not expected in this case becauseof very deep involvement, but the patients life has undoubtedly been prolonged. Raditjim 19. Pig-. 3 —A B, C, small round cell sarcoma, shown from different angles, involvingfrontal region, bone, frontal sinus, eyelids and nose. Recurrence after surgicaloperation, when growth in the sinus was curetted through opening m frontalbone. Case referred by Drs. Homer I. Silvers and W. Price Davis, Atlantic CityN J. D, result of radium needle treatment. Note total retrog-ression withoutdestruction of tissue, and conservation of eyelids. No recurrence in two years. mata involving the skin of the extremities are treated less successfullybecause of the greater tendency of such growths to metastasis. Themethod, or methods, to use in these cases is a matter of personal pref-erence. An operator who is a master of his own method will succeedwhere others using the same method will fail because of imperfecttechnic. The squamous cell and glandular types of cancer are the most diffi-cult of management, because they usually progress rapidly, metastasizeearly, and because the migratory cells inn02radium17came
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