The Intracavitary Administration of AU 198

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At the Cancer Research Institute of the New England Deaconess Hospital radioactive colloidal gold has been given solely by the intracavitary route. To date 25 patients have been treated. These have been of two types: (a) patients with recurrent fluid formation of cardiocentesis in the pleural or peritoneal cavities; (b) patients with cardiocentesis of the lung in whom radiogold has been instilled post-operatively into the empty hemithorax. The use of AU198 in the first group of cases is now well-established; the latter application is still experimental, involving patients in whom a palliative pulmonary resection with extensive dissection of the lymphatics … continued below

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Cancer Research Institute, New England Deaconess Hospital October 31, 1952.

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At the Cancer Research Institute of the New England Deaconess Hospital radioactive colloidal gold has been given solely by the intracavitary route. To date 25 patients have been treated. These have been of two types: (a) patients with recurrent fluid formation of cardiocentesis in the pleural or peritoneal cavities; (b) patients with cardiocentesis of the lung in whom radiogold has been instilled post-operatively into the empty hemithorax. The use of AU198 in the first group of cases is now well-established; the latter application is still experimental, involving patients in whom a palliative pulmonary resection with extensive dissection of the lymphatics has been performed.

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Cancer Research Institute, New England Deaconess Hospital. The Intracavitary Administration of AU 198, report, October 31, 1952; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1240605/: accessed June 6, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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