Abstract
The spread pattern was studied in 48 autopsied cases of irradiated, apparently localized lung cancer. Disease was found in the upper abdomen in 52%, in the brain in 8.7%; in the bones in 20.8%; and confined to the thoracic cavity in 27%. Radical irradiation controlled 38% locally. The pattern of metastasis in these irradiated lung tumors did not seem to differ from that of unirradiated lung cancers reported elsewhere.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / radiotherapy
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Adult
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Aged
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Autopsy
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Carcinoma / pathology
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Carcinoma / radiotherapy
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Small Cell / radiotherapy
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Metastasis