Cavitation in metastatic pulmonary neoplasm.

A. Z., a dentist, age 66, was admitted to the Jewish Memorial Hospital on April 5, 1951, with the history of acute upper respiratory infection for seven weeks prior to admission. This was accompanied by slight cough with scanty expectoration, and sore throat. He ran a low-grade fever up to 102#{176} for several days prior to admission. His presenting complaint was that of extreme weakness and dizziness. He further complained of increased constipation and black stool, and weight loss of 12 lbs. He had been operated upon at the Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York City, eight years before for obstructing adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon.