Radioactive Gold Instilled Intrapericardially: Report of a Case

Case Reports1 April 1954RADIOACTIVE GOLD INSTILLED INTRAPERICARDIALLY: REPORT OF A CASEK. P. BACHMAN, C. G. FOSTER, M. A. JACKSON, P. H. SHERSHIN, H. C. OARDK. P. BACHMANSearch for more papers by this author, C. G. FOSTERSearch for more papers by this author, M. A. JACKSONSearch for more papers by this author, P. H. SHERSHINSearch for more papers by this author, H. C. OARDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-40-4-811 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFollowing the introduction of radioactive colloidal gold (Au198) into clinical medicine by Sheppard, Hahn and associates,1, 2 a number of investigators, including ourselves, have administered the material into pleural and peritoneal spaces in an attempt to control accumulations of fluid secondary to malignant disease. Although we had not previously administered radiogold intrapericardially, and could find no report in the literature of such application, we so treated the patient here reported because of the failure of other means to relieve severe distress due to massive pericardial effusion from metastatic carcinoma of the breast.Radioactive colloidal gold (Au198) (obtained from the Abbott...Bibliography1. SheppardWellsHahnGoodell CWEBPFJP: Studies of distribution of intravenously administered colloidal sol of manganese dioxide and gold in human beings and dogs using radioactive isotopes, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 32: 274, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. SheppardHahn CWPF: Use of colloidal radioactive gold in medical therapy, Federation Proc. 6: 1, 1947. Google Scholar3. MarinelliQuimbyHine LDEHGJ: Dosage determinations with radioactive isotopes. II. Practical considerations in therapy and protection, Am. J. Roentgenol. 59: 260, 1948. Google Scholar4. Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois: Manual. The Properties and Experimental Use of Radioactive Colloidal Gold 198, August 1, 1951. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: K. P. BACHMAN; C. G. FOSTER; M. A. JACKSON; P. H. SHERSHIN; H. C. OARD*Received for publication August 10, 1953.The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the writers and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byErgebnisse der 32P-Therapie maligner Ergüsse basierend auf dem Krankenkollektiv der Essener Tumorklinik in der Zeit von 1974–1982Treatment of Malignant Disease in Closed SpacesConservative management of malignant pericardial effusionHerz- und PerikardtumorenBisherige Ergebnisse der Krebsbehandlung mit Radiogold 1 April 1954Volume 40, Issue 4 Page: 811-819 Keywords Photography ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1954 PDF downloadLoading ...