[Importance of direct roentgeno-radioisotope lymphography in the diagnosis of lymphogenic metastasis].

Using the results of direct x-ray-radionuclide lymphography in 119 patients with malignant tumors of different sites lymphogenic metastases were diagnosed in 68% of the cases as compared to 52% with the use of radiopaque direct lymphography only and 36.5% of the cases detected on clinical examination. This method made it possible to change in 44 out of 119 patients a stage of the disease to a more advanced one.