Effect of alkali metal salts on Sarcoma I in A/J mice.

The chloride salts of lithium (Li+) and cesium (Cs+) were evaluated for their ability to influence the growth of Sarcoma I implants in A/J mice. The administration of daily doses of either 1 or 3 mEq/kg CsCl to these mice reduced the incidence and size of tumor implants. This effect was not apparent in animals receiving a smaller dose (0.

Treatment of hepatic metastases in cancer of the colon and rectum. A preliminary report.

Treatment of hepatic metastases in 31 patients with cancer of the colon and rectum consisted of wedge resection or partial hepatectomy in 2; systemic chemotherapy in 13; chemotherapy infusion of the hepatic artery in 9; and chemotherapy infusion combined with intermittent arterial occlusion in 7. Patients were not randomized with regard to type of treatment, yet the age and sex distribution of these patients was similar in the three groups receiving chemotherapy. One patient treated by resection of a solitary hepatic lesion had been living with no evidence of disease for over three years.

Midline cancer of the floor of the mouth: role of suprahyoid dissection.

Of 37 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the floor of the mouth seen during a 5-year period, 28 were treated primarily by surgery. Ten of the 28 patients presented with midline cancers measuring between 1.0 and 3 cm (T1 and T2).