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ee letter to Director February 24, 1944 In explanstion of som of the mdical terms used above, . and in explenstion of the material transmitted to Colonel WALSON by Captain WEINTROB, the latter gave the following informatbn: SINATRA had steted to him that he had had eat bast three - mastoid operations in his youth. If SINATRA mentioned the name or nemes of the physioians involved, Captain WEINTROB was unable to recall] them. The examination, eccording to Captain WEINTROB, seemed to verify the statement inasmuch as there were found scars behind the ear. The perforation of the drum (tympanum) was a disease perforation so far es Captain WEINTROB could tell and not the result of an incision by human hands. Captain WINTROB stated that mastoiditis is ordinarily caused by infection of the middle ears In SINATRA'S case, there was ohronic infection of the middle ear. Such ine a om — as — = ae a mites a ie ee ee ee ee eee ok, Eee oe 9 fection ordinarily causes the formation of puss, which may seek outlet through the drum causing a perforation and thereafter puss draining or *. . : running through the perforation. The puse may atop flowing in which case the perforation of the drum will ordinarily beal over until puss again causes a perforation. However, where a perforation has healed, it is possible to see that a perforation formerly existed at that spot. Tho diseased middle “ear oan epread this infection to the brain causing an abscess, or to the “mastoid sreae In the letter area, a diseased condition is termed "mastoiditie”, which may be acute; thet is inflemmed, or chronic; that is more a case of a aS Me, We Weis MEA VW EE Oe WO ey Seta =] MVE WV vw aie Lhe il we Vee adverse weather conditions and the like chronic matciditie may well develop into acute mastoiditis. In SINATRA'S case, his assertion that "running ear® had recently occurred wes bormout by the ps: foration noted in the x-rey of the mastoid area, which showed thst the condition was one of chronic mastoiditis. This wes borne out by the eppearance on the x-ray of the soelorizing or hardening of that area; that is clotting in the remeining cells of ths mastoid area n& removed by operations indicating that the chronic mastoiditis had had the effect of petrifying that portion of the head. . Captain WEINTROB attempted to locate ths x-rays of the mastoid araa, but wes unable to do so immediately. Ba anid he would continue to search for them and would lay them ons sides if he were able to locate them. \ The Captain also stated that no one had ever attemted to influences his opinion in this onse and in fact no one had discussedyths SINATRA case with him prior to the actual examination. He added that within the past few weeks he has read an article by ons of the New York City columnists to the effect that it was understood FRANK SINATRA'S case was not yet closed so far as induction was concerned. Captain WEINTROB stated he was satisfied in his own mind that SINATRA should not have been inducted and was willing to stake his medical reputation on his findings. He pointed to his training at the Jefferson Medical School and post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School as an indication of his medical qualifications.