Concurrence of Osteogenic Sarcoma in Two Sisters

Autor:	H. N. Boyer, E. A. Pohle, W. D. Stovall
Rok vydání:	1936
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General surgery media_common.quotation_subject Right knee medicine.disease Brother Surgery Orthopedic surgery medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Sarcoma Girl General hospital business media_common
Zdroj:	Radiology. 27:545-548
ISSN:	1527-1315 0033-8419
DOI:	10.1148/27.5.545
Popis:	IN February, 1936, two sisters, one 3 and one 11 years of age, were referred to the Department of Radiology with the diagnosis of osteogenic sarcoma for roentgen deep therapy following operation. A review of the literature revealed that, last year, Roberts and Roberts (2) were perhaps the first to report the occurrence of osteogenic sarcoma in three members (one brother and two sisters) of the same family. As these authors state, the development of sarcoma in successive generations (3) and in unioval twins has been described (1). Consequently, we thought that it would be of interest to record our observation in the literature. Case 1. Be. R., X-ray No. 5,346, a 3-year-old white girl, was admitted to the orthopedic service (State of Wisconsin General Hospital) on Jan. 17, 1936, with a painful swelling just above the right knee. Three weeks before admission the child had fallen on the right knee and a week later became lame. Roentgenograms taken by the attending physician at home (Fig. 1) were interpreted t...
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