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American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 96, 640-646, Copyright © 1966 by American Roentgen Ray Society

APPARENT BONE AGE IN CANCER

JOSEPH STEIN M.D.1 and JOHN L. SMITH M.D.2

1 Chief, Diagnostic Section, Radiology Service, Long Beach VA Hospital; Associate Clinical Professor (Radiology), California College of Medicine
2 Assistant Chief, Radiology Service, Long Beach VA Hospital; Assistant Clinical Professor (Radiology), California College of Medicine

A survey of the bone age of 200 patients is presented. The bone age was grossly underestimated in 33 patients. Of these patients with "young bones," 42 per cent had cancer, while in the so-called normal bone age group only 9.6 per cent had cancer. The incidence of cancer in the "young bone" group is 4 times as great as in the normal bone age group. The finding of "young bones" in older patients warrants further investigation to exclude unsuspected cancer. Speculation is made as to whether the "young bone" patients represented the result of a hormone secreting cancer or whether this group represented an unusual hormonal situation particularly prone to develop cancer.


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