. Journal of roentgenology . r-acteristic of malignancy of the pericardium or pleura. (9) Endothelioma of the pleura or other malignant tumorof the pleura is best demonstrated by paracentesis, followedby injection of air, as preparation for the there are any nodular masses along the pleura, they thenwill be shown very distinctly on the plate. Other evidence,such as temperature, leucocyte count, Wassermann exam-ination, sputum examination, and cytodiagnosis, is helpfulin differentiation. With regard to the treatment of maligancies, our method LUNG MALIGNANCY — ENGELBACH-SCHNOEB
. Journal of roentgenology . r-acteristic of malignancy of the pericardium or pleura. (9) Endothelioma of the pleura or other malignant tumorof the pleura is best demonstrated by paracentesis, followedby injection of air, as preparation for the there are any nodular masses along the pleura, they thenwill be shown very distinctly on the plate. Other evidence,such as temperature, leucocyte count, Wassermann exam-ination, sputum examination, and cytodiagnosis, is helpfulin differentiation. With regard to the treatment of maligancies, our method LUNG MALIGNANCY — ENGELBACH-SCHNOEBELEN 195 is as follows: This was given by Dr. M. B. Titteringtonat St. Johns Hospital. It consists of giving fractionalmassive doses daily, over long periods of time. The doseemployed was a 25 milliampere minute, with a 9-inch spark-gap, 10 inches distant with 5 mm. filter. This treatmentconsists in exposing two areas daily, for five minutes, thecomplete circle of the body being made in six days. MALIGNANCY OF LUNG(Slides). No. 1. Malignancy of left upper lobe, metastasis in right upper and middlelobes. Note the even, diffuse density involving the entire right upperlobe, not confined to the anatomical markings of the lung. No evidenceof pericardial effusion. The metastasis in the right lung consists of small,mottled areas, not so confluent as primary tumor. VOL. II—12 196 TIIK .lOTKNAL OF ROENTGEN* >L(Mi V
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