Fetal Tolerance to Radiation
| Autor: | Alvaro Ronderos |
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| Rok vydání: | 1961 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Fetus medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Cancer Physical examination medicine.disease Surgery Radiation therapy medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Carcinoma Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging business Cervix Pathological Anterior lip |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 76:454-456 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| Popis: | Many observations indicate the harmful effects of large doses of radiation to man (3–5, 12–19). Occasionally, evidence is presented that such disastrous effects are not inevitable (7, 11, 12, 18). The purpose of this paper is to report an unusual case in which a large radiation dose was delivered to a human fetus without apparent damage. This child has been followed for eleven years. Case History Mrs. M. H., 40-year-old colored woman, gravida 11, para 10, was referred to the Tumor Clinic on May 19, 1949, with a pathological diagnosis of squamous-cell carcinoma of the cervix. She was about six and one-half months pregnant. The date of her last menstrual period was Oct. 22, 1948. Spotting had occurred in November and December, without associated pain or other symptoms. Fetal movements had been felt for seven weeks. Physical examination was negative except for the gynecological findings. The cervix was enlarged and its anterior lip was granular in appearance, but this change seemed to be confined to the cerv... |
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