Some results of the operative treatment of cancer of the breast / by W. Mitchell Banks.

  • William Mitchell Banks
Date:
1882
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Credit: Some results of the operative treatment of cancer of the breast / by W. Mitchell Banks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Synopsis of Fouty-six Cases, in Five ok which the Bkeast alone was kemoved, while in forty-one the blleast wa.s kemoved and the Axillary Glands cleared out. 6 cases proved fatal after the operation. 11 cases had reapi)earance of tlie disease, and 10 are already dead from it. 3 cases remained free, and died from other causes under two years. 10 cases remained free from two to ten yeai's after operation. 5 cases remained free from one to two years after operation. 9 cases have been done within last twelve months, and cannot be reckoned upon yet. 1 case recovered, but has been lost sight of. 1 case was done for relief only, without hope of cure. Cases Fatal after Operation. No. Condition. Age. j 1 Married 45! 2 Single 60 3 Married 44 4 Married 67 5 Married 49 6 Married 40 Cause of Death. Septicsemia and fleeting erysipelas, Erysipelas, ..... Bronchitis, .... Sloughing of wound and erysipelas, Septicceniia and fleeting erysipelas. Do. do. Period after Opera- tion. Three weeks. Two weeks. Twenty days. Seven days. Eight days. Six weeks. Cases in which tlie Disease Reappeared. No. Condition. Age. 1 Married 42 2 Single 36 3 Married 52 4 Married 70 5 Married 74 6 Married 38 Notes. I Interval between Openition and I Fatal Termination. Operation incomplete, inasmuch as glands could not be thoroughly removed, from adhesion to axillary vein. Reappear- ance in axilla of same side and also in opposite breast. Operation incomplete for same reason as above. Reappeared in axilla of same side. Operation incomplete for same reason as above. Reappeared in axilla of same side. Breast alone removed, as tumour seemed small, and glands were not palpably aff'ected. Reajipeared in axilla. A rapidly growing juicy sarcoma : not scirrhus. Breast alone removed. Rapid reappearance in neighbourhood of cicatrix. Cicatrix and axilla remained sound. Re- appeared in intercostal muscles close to sternum, and spread to lung. Eight months. Seven mouths. Three months. Ten months, j A few mouths. Fifteen months.
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