title: The trial of quantitative determination of the lead, chlorine, and sulfur content in the peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with cancer of the larynx using the X-ray microanalysis method.
abstract: Using own modification of X-ray microanalysis method the authors evaluated the lead, chlorine, and sulfur content in the peripheral blood lymphocytes in 20 patients with laryngeal carcinoma in comparison with 20 healthy subjects of the control group. In patients with advanced clinical stages of that carcinoma the elevated lead and chlorine content has been stated in above cells whereas that of sulfur was decreased. According to the authors' opinion above changes reflect functional disturbances of lymphocytes in the patient with laryngeal carcinoma related to the decreased detoxicative properties, the intracellular electrolyte imbalance, and the enzymatic machinery alterations within that cells.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Laryngology, Silesian Medical University Academy, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pilch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laskawiec
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gierek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lisiewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D007854:Lead / Q000737:chemistry*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead; D002713:Chlorine; D013455:Sulfur