Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Fifteenth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton for the years 1848 and 1849, in Chinese Repository, vol. 11, 1850 : No. 32222. Large scirrhus of the breast of a young man. Fung Pih-hú, aged 20, of the district of Sinhwui had a scirrhus affection of the right mamma of six years growth. The young man was emaciated, extremities oedeomatous, countenance cadaverous; the breast had been long ulcerated and was beginning to slough, and it was manifest that if space would be found sufficient for the scalpel to pass between his disease and the grave, it must be without delay. Notwithstanding the thermometer ranged at 90° and upwards with a desire of affording him his only chance of recovery, on the 4th of July I proceeded to the operation, not without apprehension lest he might not survive. The gland was extirpated in about one minute, and the arteries secured as speedily as practicable. It measured 23 inches in circumference, and weighed a little short than three pounds. There was no sufficient healthy integument to cover the base when removed, and a space of two inches in breadth at the widest part between the flaps, required to be healed by granulations. The patient rallied remarkably well. The oedema subsided entirely in a few days, the general health improved, and in six weeks the patients was discharged comparatively well., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Breast, Cancer, and Sick persons
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Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Scrotum, Cancer, and Sick persons
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Fifteenth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital for the years 1847-1848, Chinese Repository, 1850, p. 270: No. 30563, Feb 19th 1849, Malignant fungoid tumor. Lí AkÍ, aged 54, of the district of Shunteh, had a tumor situated in the lumbar region and adhering to the spinuous processes. It was of thirteen years growth and fourteen inches in circumference. Though ulcerated and of fungoid appearance, it was not suspected of a malignant nature. The original tumor was removed; a second operation was performed, removing every trace of the disease, when in parts contiguous and before apparently healthy, it soon returned with increased malignity.”, and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Eighth Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 7, 1838-1839, p. 99-102: No. 5119, April 11th, 1838. Large tumor. Woo Kinshing, aged 49, a fisherman from Shihszetow, near the Bogue, ten years since had a small tumor, just below the clavicle on the left side. It had now attained a great magnitude resembling in figure a tenor viol. Superiorly it extended over the shoulder to the spine of the scapula and from the acromion process to the trachea, and from the axilla to the sternum, and as low as the breast, carrying that gland down before it. The circumference at the base was three feet three inches! (...) It was very vascular, especially the upper portion of it, which was in an inflamed and an ulcerated state, and the principal vein that returned the blood of the tumor -- near the clavicle -- when distended with blood from a pressure upon it, was apparently half an inch diameter. There was a deep longitudinal fissure, and ulcers at several points, from which there was a constant discharge, of blood, lymph and pus. The weight of it had become extremely burdensome, and several times a day the patient experienced severe paroxysms of pain, causing him to groan aloud, at which times he had laid the tumor upon the floor, and reclined himself upon it. In this position he spent the principal part of his time day and night. His countenance and furrowed brow expressed unequivocally the calamity he suffered. His friends were much delighted on being told that it probably could be removed with safety but the old man (49?!), had been too long accustomed to expressions of suffering to yield to those of joy, and in his feeble condition was less sanguine probably in the feasibility to separating him from his old companion. He desired to return to his family for a few days previous to residing in the hospital (...). On the 23rd of April he returned. Having undergone half a month’s preparatory treatment, on the 2nd of May, assisted as usual in cases of magnitude, by Messrs Cox and Jardine, and several other friends, the operation was performed. (...) He soon revived and the tumor was immediately after laid upon the floor (...) The tumor consisted of an almost cartilaginous mass, and at points it was firmly united by a tendinous band, nearly ossified in some places, and was of a very white color. And it was estimated by the best judges that the loss of blood was about two pounds. On the 19th of June the old gentleman was discharged in perfect health, forming a great contrast with his former emaciated appearance., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Cancer, Chest, Tumors, and Sick persons
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Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Face, Cancer, and Sick persons
Man in profile with a mass on the left side of his face
Alternative Title:
Case No. 37999 and Chú Hí
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Sixteenth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital for the Year 1850 and 1851, printed at the office of the Chinese Repository, p. 22: No. 37999, November 4th, 1850, Glandular tumor, one and a half foot in circumference upon the side of the face. Chú Hí, aged 36, a small tradesman from the district of Sinhwui, had a glandular tumor under the left ear, extending over the cheek to the angle of the mouth, and as high as level with the eye. On the 9th of April, 1852, it was successfully removed, and by the aid of chloroform without pain to the patient., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Face, Cancer, and Sick persons
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Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Abdomen, Cancer, and Sick persons
Man seated with no right hand, mass on lower right abdominal wall, skin above is brown
Alternative Title:
Case No. 38149
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic):
Medicine, Chinese, Missions, Medical, Tumors, Abdomen, Cancer, and Sick persons
Woman with large thyroid tumor hanging from her chin
Alternative Title:
Case No. 3790
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date based on report of patient's surgery., Seventh Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton being that of the 31st of December, 1837, In: Chinese Repository, vol. 6, May 1837-April 1838, p. 438 June 19th. Sarcomatous tumor. Yang She, aged 20 of Hwanyuen, had a tumor pendulous from the chin and larynx. It commenced ten years since and the last years had been very cumbersome. The attachment beneath the chin was five inches in circumference. Centrally and horizontally it measured two feet three inches, and vertically three feet two inches. It extended below the umbilicus but not so as to rest in the lap; consequently its weight was sustained by the attachment, and the patient had to sit constantly in a bracing posture, to prevent its drawing down her head. The natural features were distorted, the cheeks being drawn tense by the weight of the tumor. The muscles on the back of the neck were preternaturally large, having been in constant action. A native practitioner had applied a ligature which remained sufficiently long to produce a permanent singular scar. Probably, while the ligature interrupted the flood of blood in the veins it did not compress the arteries, nor benumb the nerves: the pain must have been great and the result doubtful, had the destruction of the tumor been affected. Being in her fifth month the case was all the more critical. It was at this time determined to take a voyage to Japan; but whether she was apprized of this or not, or feared I might not return, she and her friends were urgent to have removed the tumor then, though the objection to it was distinctly stated. Perceiving the confidence of the patient and anxiety of her friends, with the appropriation of several medical gentlemen, I complied with her wishes and on the 21st June, the tumor was removed in 12 seconds, and the patient dressed and in bed in 20 minutes. With the exception of a single point the tumor, an inch in diameter, the tumor was as distinct from its surrounding parts, as an egg in its nest. Seldom has there been less apparent suffering from so serious an operation, as there was manifested by the young woman. The wound healed kindly without any unpleasant symptoms. Her first attempts to walk were awkward, having lost so much “ballast”. In one week the healing process had far advanced, when at my departure from Canton for Japan, Messrs. Cox and Anderson resident physicians most obligingly took charge of her and the preceding cases, and such others as were in the hospital, and required attention: they have also continued their assistance on each day for operations, weekly. In seventeen days she was discharged quite well. December 17th, she returned, bringing her robust little son, two months old. Her features were assumed very much their natural form. (...)”, and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Subject (Name):
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888. and Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)