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assuming that the origin of the sarcoma was included in this
tissue mass.
:
The negative results on the clavicle specimen are also
equivocal.
The isste here is a Smali quantity of Pu-239
that remained localized in the palmar area of the left hanc.
This bone specimen indicates only that the amount of systemically absorbed Pu-239 was too small to be detected in this bone
specimen.
None of these clinical findings are able to set aside the
strong possibility that
sarcoma was a direct
result of the plutonium contamination.
The most likely course
of events is that a small quantity of the Pu-239 solution
(less the 0.01 milliliter) was deposited in the tissue below
paim.
This may have occured throucnh a smail cut
Or via a sliver.
The body
then reacted to this material
progressed bevonc
the precancerous stage to become
as
a
foreign bocy, anc encarsulatec it.
Eventually, a lesion
Similar to that discussed in Exhibit 2 developed.
This nodule
an in-
filtrating soft tissue sarcoma.
Tne chances are some 59,000
times greater that the sarcoma developed in (this fashion than
that it occured epontancously.
I.thinl: that it is important to point out that all of the
infermation relevant to this case was available in 1963.
Had
Seen informed of the potential cancer risk
subsequent to the incident, he could have informed his physicians.
As a result they would probably have treated him more cautiously
‘and the tradegy could have heen substantially mitigated.
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