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M Baum

Publications and source records attributed to M Baum.

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PubMed1971

Oestrogen as a reticuloendothelial stimulant in patients with cancer.

Stimulation of reticuloendothelial activity may benefit patients with cancer. Oestrogenic compounds are known to stimulate reticuloendothelial phagocytic activity in animals and a similar effect is demonstrated in patients.The depression of reticuloendothelial phagocytic activity which follows radiotheraphy in the treatment of cancer can be prevented by the simultaneous administration of stilboestrol. Possibly this could be associated with a more favourable response to therapy, and a controlled trial is needed to establish this.

Breast Neoplasms↗
PubMed1971

Mithramycin treatment of hypercalcaemia and renal failure in a patient with paratesticular embryonic sarcoma.

A 17-year-old patient with a small paratesticular embryonic sarcoma presented with symptoms of renal failure, polyuria and widespread bone metastases. Investigation revealed hypercalcaemia and uraemia without any evidence of hyperparathyroidism. The hypercalcaemia responded over a period of weeks to administration of mithramycin with initial improvement in the symptoms and metabolic derangements. Control was lost with the necrosis of intra-abdominal tumour deposits and haemorrhagic polypoid deposits in the alimentary tract. The value and hazards of mithramycin are well demonstrated by these rare complications of this type of tumour.

Abdominal Neoplasms↗