. Journal of roentgenology . d biceps muscle. There was some wasting of thescapular muscles. Some small nodules could be felt in theouter wall of the axilla. The motion at the shoulder wasmarkedly restricted. The hand on the affected side wascolder than its fellow. Roentgen examination April 4th, 1916 shows a typicalplate of a sarcoma involving the middle and upper thirdsof the shaft of the humerus (Fig. 1.) Roentgen diagnosisof sarcoma disregarded by surgeon. April 15, 1916, affected area was aspirated and five ccsof bloody serum obtained and found negative for tubercularbacilli. April 22, 19
. Journal of roentgenology . d biceps muscle. There was some wasting of thescapular muscles. Some small nodules could be felt in theouter wall of the axilla. The motion at the shoulder wasmarkedly restricted. The hand on the affected side wascolder than its fellow. Roentgen examination April 4th, 1916 shows a typicalplate of a sarcoma involving the middle and upper thirdsof the shaft of the humerus (Fig. 1.) Roentgen diagnosisof sarcoma disregarded by surgeon. April 15, 1916, affected area was aspirated and five ccsof bloody serum obtained and found negative for tubercularbacilli. April 22, 1916, patient was operated upon, an in-cision being made thru the deltoid bursa. The site was cu-retted and drainage installed. Pathological report wasround cell sarcoma. May 20, 1916, patient was referred tothe Roentgen Department of the S. U. I. Hospital forfurther Roentgen observation (Fig. 2). Roentgen Therapyadvised. Patient was given deep therapy intensively, usingthe cross-fire method. ALLEN — SARCOMA KOENTGENIZED 153. Fig. 1, April 4, shows typical sar-coma with the charac-teristic involvement ofthe shaft, the perios-teum being elevatedand a slight swelling ofthe soft tissue. Fig. 2, May 20, shows involve-ment of 46 days dura-tion slightly increased. 154 THE JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
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