Anaplastic Lung Cancer With Metastases. Case Report Of A 15-year Survival
Greentree L. B. (1973). Anaplastic lung cancer with metastases. Case report of a 15-year survival. The Ohio State medical journal, 69(11), 841–843.
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Disease Location
Upper lobe of right lung
Personal Characteristics
59-year-old white male
Clinical Characteristics
Admitted with persistent cough & weight loss of 6 mths chest films showed large mass in posterior segment of upper lobe of right lung
Remission Characteristics
Discharged 21 days post treatment for infected pleural space completely cured as of 15 years (no mass evident)
Treatment & Mechanisms
Clinical Treatment
Right pneu monthsectomy & mediastinal lymphadenectomy performed (pathology reports revealed squamous cell carcinoma of bronchus) received 6 mg nitrogen mustard intrapleurally at time of operation received 6 mg intravenously on day of operation & on first 2 postoperative days readmitted 1 month later for oleothorax, 1200 cc sterile olive oil injected into right pleural cavity pleural space drained of olive oil upon development of infection--> treatment consisted of intrapleural injections of penicillin & strepatientomycin