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Cutaneous Manifestations in Hodgkin's Disease? Presented by Dr. J. Frank Fraser.
A. G. L., a white man aged 65, first noticed a swelling on the left side of the neck in 1938. He consulted Dr. A. S. Warriner, Hempstead, N. Y., who made a clinical diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. The patient was referred to Dr. N. H. Robin for irradiation. Three separate series of high voltage roentgen ray treatments were directed to the left side of the neck and the supraclavicular area. Between Sept. 12, 1938 and October 3 a total dosage of 600 r was administered. The second series to the same area was administered one year later and was completed on Sept. 25, 1939. At this time 45 r was given. The third series was started on Nov. 11, 1940 and completed on December 12, and in this series 450 was given. Response to the radiation treatment was