Madison J F
Arch Dermatol. 1980 Mar;116(3):323-4.
In two patients who received artificial pneumothorax therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis, many basal cell epitheliomas on the thoracic skin developed 26 and 30 years later. Pneumothorax therapy as done in the 1930s and 1940s required frequent fluoroscopic examinations of the chest for several years, resulting in a considerable cumulative dose of radiation. Skin cancer may now be developing in predisposed individuals after an average latent period of 25 years, making it likely that more of these patients will come to our attention.
在两名接受人工气胸疗法治疗肺结核的患者中，26年和30年后，胸部皮肤出现了许多基底细胞上皮瘤。20世纪30年代和40年代进行的气胸疗法需要连续数年频繁进行胸部荧光透视检查，导致相当大的累积辐射剂量。现在，易患皮肤癌的个体可能在平均25年的潜伏期后发病，这使得我们很可能会关注到更多这类患者。
