in the Marshallese populations would be difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish from spontaneous tumors.
Table 1.
Age*
Sex
Malignancies.
Year of death
Ryo ry ey SO et oy
Rongelap exposed
60
60
71
19
64
31
36
45
55
1959
1962
1966
1972
1974
.
Type
Ovary
Cervix**
Uterus**
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Stomach
Thyroid
fT
W
"
Utirik exposed
64
M
43
29
62
F
F
F
1959
68
F
1960
Rectum(? )**
Thyroid
"
Cervix**
Thyroid
"
*Age at development of malignancy.
**Not 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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