Seated young woman with a tumor on the right side of her upper lip
Alternative Title:
Kwo Pe and Case No. 6071
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date based on report of patient's surgery., Ninth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton for the quarterly term ending in December 31st, 1838. Chinese Repository, Vol. 7. 1838-1839, p. 584: No. 6071. Dec 14th. Tumor pendulous from the upper lip. Kwo Pe, aged 27, from Shuntih. Seven years since, this amiable young woman found a tumor commencing on the right side of the upper lip. It had now attained the size of her fist, and hung pendulous, reaching below the chin, and carrying the underlip to the left side; it not only greatly disfigured her, but impeded her speech, and required to be supported when she ate., Dec 19th the tumor was removed by the hare lip operation, two arteries of considerable size were divided (...) The third day from the operation, the first time of dressing, the needle was removed. The wound had nearly healed by first intention, and on the 5th, only a piece of sticking plaster was removed. In a few days more she was discharged perfectly well, and her natural features nearly restored. She showed her gratitude and respect by not kow-towing [italics by Peter Parker; “which is borrowed from kòu tóu in Mandarin Chinese, is the act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching”], knowing that it was offensive., 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, Sick persons, and Footbinding
Seated woman with a large tumor on left side of her face
Alternative Title:
Lo Wanshun and Case No. 2214
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date based on report of patient's surgery., Peter Parker First Quarterly Report of the Hospital, Chinese Repository 1836-1837, vol. 5, p. 457: Sarcomatous tumor. Lo Washun, aged 41. This interesting woman of the first society of her native village, had been twenty years afflicted with a tumor upon the left side of the face. It was situated below the ear, extending forward below the cheek, and down upon the side of the neck, so as nearly to touch the clavicle. As usual, the traces of the cautery and escharotics of the native practitioners were seen upon it; and the patient stated that it had been lanced, and the hemorrhage in consequence was arrested with difficulty. After having attended to the general health, on the 15th December the tumor was successfully removed. The patient endured the operation with fortitude characteristic of the Chinese. The loss of blood was considerable, she vomited but did not faint. She feared lest a large eschar might disfigure her face. By making the incision rather perpendicularly, from the ear towards the trachea, sufficient facial integument was preserved to bring the wound behind and below the angle of the jaw. The wound healed by the first intention and in ten days the dressing was wholly removed. The face had nearly its natural appearance. Grateful and happy, she returned to her husband and family., 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, Surgery, Sick persons, and Footbinding
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, Sick persons, and Footbinding
Woman, elegantly dressed and coiffed, holding her daughter. Gangrene of feet
Alternative Title:
Case No. 23944 and Lúh Akwang
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Fourteenth Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 17, 1848, p.141-142: No 23944, 8th March 1847. Loss of both feet at the ankle, from compression. Lúh Akwang, an interesting little girl of Honan, 7 years of age. On the 9th of Feb, agreeably to a custom that has prevailed in China for thousands of years, the bandages were applied “à la mode” to her feet, occasioning her excessive sufferings, which after the lapse of a fortnight became unsupportable, and the parents were reluctantly compelled to remove the bandages, when, as the father represented, the toes were found discolored. Gangrene has commenced and when she was brought to the Hospital on the 8th of March it has extended to the whole foot. The line of demarcation formed at the ankles, and both feet were perfectly black, shriveled and dry, and nearly ready to drop off at the ankle joint. The left foot separated in a few days after, and within about ten days, the right also, leaving the stumps healthy, the granulation rapidly covering the bone and new skin forming at the edges. The friend preferring it, notwithstanding advice to the contrary, they were furnished with the necessary dressings, and the child treated at home, being brought occasionally to the hospital. The last time she was seen, the right stump had nearly healed over, the other was less advanced in the healing process. Since the occurrence of this case, I have heard, on good authority, of several others similar, a painful comment upon the cruelty of this custom to which millions in China have been subject during many centuries past., 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, Footbinding, Gangrene, and Sick children
