Published June 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Cytologic studies on irradiated gestric cancer cells

  • 1. Miyagi Prefectural Adult Disease Center, Natori (Japan)

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The smears of the biopsy and resected specimens obtained from 74 cases of irradiated gastric cancer were cytologically analyzed for effects of irradiation. Irradiation increased the amount of both necrotic materials and neutrophils in the smears. Cancer cells were decreased in number almost in inverse proportion to irradiation dose. Clusters of cancer cells shrank in size and cells were less stratified after irradiation. Irradiated cytoplasms were swollen, vacuolated and stained abnormally. Irradiation with less than 3,000 rads gave rise to swelling of cytoplasms in almost all cases. Nuclei became enlarged, multiple, pyknotic and/or stained pale after irradiation. Nuclear swelling was more remarkable in cancer cells of differentiated adenocarcinomas. (author)

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Journal Title
Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
6
Series
Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi.
Journal Page Range
1185-1190
ISSN
0369-4259