Erythroleukemia and gastric cancer following thorotrast injection.

Thyroid disease following the administration of thorotrast.

Four cases of thyrotoxicosis are reported among 35 patients who had been given Thorotrast during the investigation of intracranial haemorrhage. For the group as a whole Thorotrast had been given between 11 and 31 years (mean 23.4 years) before this study. Thyrotoxicosis occurred in four patients between six and 17 years (mean 11.8 years) after the injection of Thorotrast. The fact that thyrotox...

Chronic myelosis following the use of thorotrast.

EPORTS have recently beemi appearimig imi the world literature, point.imig out the late deleterious effects of thorotrast, which has been used since 1930, especially for hepatohienography. The majority of these communications lay stress on the toxic effect of the radioactive material emitted by thorotrast. and warn against its further use ; many authors emphasize in particular the carcinogenic ...

The alteration of the lipemia-clearing effect of heparin following the intravenous injection of thorium dioxide (thorotrast).

ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF GASTRIC CANCER BY METHYLENE BLUE INJECTION METHOD: SUBMUCOSAL CANCER WITHOUT THE NON-LIFTING SIGN

A 59 year old man is presented with adenocarcinoma of the stomach. In order to evaluate for the presence of the non-lifting sign, methylene blue was injected 2 mm from the perimeter of the tumor. Since the tumor lifted, snare removal of the tumor was done, safely. Partial gastrectomy was performed 2 weeks after endoscopic removal of the tumor which revealed no residual tumor or lymph node ...

Gastric cancer following highly selective vagotomy.

A case of gastric cancer occurring seven years after a highly selective vagotomy is described. This operation may not be the appropriate choice for the surgical treatment of gastric ulcers and H2 blockers should be used with caution in these patients.