. Radium . - much■emaciated and toxic; the temperature was 102 F.; the pulse rate was slight clubbing of the linger nails, the skin was lemon number of enlarged lymph glands were palpated in the neck on boththe right and left sides. The axillary glands were also palpable; theepitrochlear glands were not enlarged; the inguinal l\in]ih glands werejust palpable. Examination of the eyes, mouth, nose and throat disclosedno abnormality. x\ marked pulsation of the heart and vessels in the neckwas noted. The heart was normal except there was a harsh rasping firsrsound. The retrostern
. Radium . - much■emaciated and toxic; the temperature was 102 F.; the pulse rate was slight clubbing of the linger nails, the skin was lemon number of enlarged lymph glands were palpated in the neck on boththe right and left sides. The axillary glands were also palpable; theepitrochlear glands were not enlarged; the inguinal l\in]ih glands werejust palpable. Examination of the eyes, mouth, nose and throat disclosedno abnormality. x\ marked pulsation of the heart and vessels in the neckwas noted. The heart was normal except there was a harsh rasping firsrsound. The retrosternal dulness was markedly increased both to the rightand to the left, and a large hard mass was palpated in the left lobe of theliver. The abdomen exhibited wo mass or abnormality. Tlie roent-genogram of the chest obtained April 7, iQi^S, showed a huge mediastinaltumor (Fig. 16). 4 I^ADIUM. Fig. 18 (Case 8).—Deep-seated mediastinal tumor which ca\ised difff-culty in deglutition. November 27, 1914. Ircatnicnt.— ^nnniti}^ April 7. iiO, mg. of radium, screenedwith ;}4 inch of gauze and 3 mm. of lead, was applied for ihree-fourthshour to each of areas over the front and back of chest. Thepatient was not markedly upset by the treatment, anrl in tour or hve daysbegan to take nourishment in a way she had not taken it for severalnifmths. Ten days after this treatment, l)oth the puis? and the tem])era-ture had returned to normal, and u]> to the i)resent time, there has notbeen any fe\er f)r ra])id pulse rate. Koenlgenograms made at frequentintervals demonstrated that the tuuKjr mass in the chest was rapidly de-creasing in size, and pal])ation showed the return of the liver to normalsize in less than three weeks. The second treatment was given April21, 1916, with mg. of radium screened with 3 mm. of lead and iinch of gauze on six areas one ho
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