Surgical cases and observations / [Richard Carmichael].

  • Richard Carmichael
Date:
1818
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Credit: Surgical cases and observations / [Richard Carmichael]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tinner, who resides in the same town with the patient. The tumour, however, re-appeared shortly after the operation, and encreased with greater rapidity than before. About five or six years ago, I saw him, in consul¬ tation with surgeons Richards, Feile, andColles; at this time, the tumour had extended considerably on the face ; but had not arrived at one half of the dimensions I have stated above. The opinion of the consultation, at this period was, that there were grounds to believe that the parotid gland was engaged in the disease, and that we could not recur to operation with safety, or any prospect of success. Shortly afterwards, more in compliance with the solicitations of my patient than from any sanguine expectations of success, I applied a strong escharotic (the arseniate of iron) to the tu¬ mour, which destroyed a very considerable por¬ tion of the part that spread on the cheek, and which afterwards healed without difficulty. The tumour, however, notwithstanding the constant application of cold evaporating washes, continued gradually to increase, and was attended with oc¬ casional shooting pains. i ■ * In November, 1817, finding the tumour increase to an alarming extent, he again came to Dublin for