Abstract
AS early as 1891 Dinkier1 pointed out that scleroderma is a systemic disease that may affect the connective tissue of many organs. Therefore, a more appropriate name would be, "progressive systemic sclerosis," as proposed by Goetz.2 This name, however, has not been generally adopted.The following case is considered to be of particular interest because of the development of cancer of the lung in association with scleroderma.Case ReportJ.Z., a 31-year-old woman, had a chest film taken in a community x-ray survey in November, 1951, that showed fine reticular strands in both lungs. For this reason she was referred . . .
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