in the Marshallese populations would be difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish from spontaneous tumors.

Table 1.
Age*

Sex

Year of death

vA rh oy CR OT) oe} OF)

Ronge lap exposed
60

60
71
19
64
31
36
45
55

Utirik exposed
oe} ny

64
43
29
62

mg Ee me lB

had
ww

Unexpos

Malignancies.

1959
1962
1966
1972
1974

Type
Ovary
Cervix**
Uterus**
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Stomach
Thyroid
wt

iy
Lid

1959

Rectum(? )**
Thyroid
we

1960

Cervix**

Thyroid
w
a

*Age at development of malignancy.

*kNot confirmed by biopsy or autopsy.

B.

Benign Tumors

Thyroid nodules will be discussed in Section X.C.1, below.

A number of

other benign tumors, such as sebaceous cysts and lipomas, have been detected
in both exposed and unexposed populations, and many have been removed. The
number of such tumors appeared to be in the normal range of expectancy. Other

benign tumors included a giant cell type removed from the finger of an exposed
Rongelap female and a neurofibroma removed from the neck (near the thyroid) of
an exposed Rongelap female.

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