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ROBERT HENRY CRAIG, M.D., C.M.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;12(1):39-43.

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I shall tell briefly my experience in the treatment of patients with early malignant growths of the larynx by electrodesiccation and radium. I do not wish to claim priority in this work, for I know that many members of the medical profession have been working along similar lines as long as I have, or perhaps longer.

I became interested in the pioneer work of Dr. William L. Clark, of Philadelphia, in electrodesiccation, and I determined to apply his methods in my own field. For the past fifteen years, I have found electrodesiccation an invaluable aid in destroying malignant growths of the lips, mouth, tongue, pharynx and larynx. Radium I use almost entirely as a postoperative measure for, as is known, it has a selective softening influence on scar tissue. Preparatory to the destruction of the growth the patient is given deep roentgen-ray therapy.

I am well aware that in England . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Consulting Oto-Laryngologist, Montreal General Hospital MONTREAL, CANADA

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Feb. 7, 1930.

Read by invitation before the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society at Manhattan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, Jan. 4, 1930.

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