. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . igation at this time showed adefinite increase in the thoracic growth, itnow measuring 12 cm. across and 10 cm. ona vertical plane and extending to the pleura(). The rales had correspondingly in-creased in area. After the third attack, the patient wenthome and rested for a while, returningabout the middle of September, 1920. Twomonths later she was again referred to meon account of an increased pulse rate, feverand expectoration. An examination showedthe pulmonary pathology had increased to such an extent as to
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . igation at this time showed adefinite increase in the thoracic growth, itnow measuring 12 cm. across and 10 cm. ona vertical plane and extending to the pleura(). The rales had correspondingly in-creased in area. After the third attack, the patient wenthome and rested for a while, returningabout the middle of September, 1920. Twomonths later she was again referred to meon account of an increased pulse rate, feverand expectoration. An examination showedthe pulmonary pathology had increased to such an extent as to occupy most of theright thorax except the apex and the costo-phrenic angle (Fig. 4). After some subsidence in the clinicalsymptoms, the patient was sent to Dr. EmilBeck of Chicago for an opinion relative tosurgical interference. Up to this time, sixteen months after theinitial attack, we were not able to make adiagnosis, but gave the following opinion:We are unable to determine the type ofchest pathology but advise surgical inter-ference. Dr. Beck carefulK studied the case.
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