Man in profile. Mass hanging from the back of the right side of the scalp
Alternative Title:
Case No. 4605 and Low Tangshow
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Eighth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital, January 1st to June 30th 1838, p. 97: No. 4605, Tumor of the scalp, December 18th, 1837. Low Tangshow, a laborer of Tungkwan, a young man with lymphatic temperament, had a singular disease upon a hairy scalp, of ten years growth. When he came to the hospital a mass, half the size of his head, hung loose over his right ear and down upon the back of the neck, being situated principally on the crown, back and right sides of the head. On the 25th of April the operation was performed (...). The portion of the scalp taken away was large enough to cover one third of the head. (...) The wound healed kindly and perfectly in about eight weeks and he was discharged on the 19th June., 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, Scalp, Tumors, and Sick persons
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., 13th Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 14, 1845, p. 450-452: No. 15009, October 16th, 1844. Glandular tumor. Yáng Káng, aged 35, of Singhwui, latterly a beggar in Macao, had tumor on the right side of his face, which commenced in the situation of a parotid gland, measuring two feet and six inches in circumference, weighing when extirpated 6 1/2 catties, equal to 8 2/3 lbs. It commenced ten years since and when his magnitude disabled him from acquiring a maintenance by labor he had no resource but begging. His burden, wearisome to bear for an hour, he could not put off for a moment, day or night, from year to year. He had been a loathsome and pitiable object to the foreign citizens for a long time, and sometimes on passing him on the street he presented, from unknown authors, written appeal of sympathy and a request that the poor man might be relieved of his burden. He was greatly delighted when informed on the feasibility of an operation, and resigned if the result should be fatal, as he deemed death preferable to life of mendacity and suffering. Oct 26th, the tumor was extirpated. (...) The patient discovered great fortitude, coolly remarking on commencement of the first incision “It hurts, doctor”. The tumor was a glandular structure, and being laid open it was found to be discolored in parts, and containing small cavities filled with dark mucilaginous fluid, and others with yellowish or lympid. Portions of the tissue cut harder than the rest, and approached a cartilaginous and semi osseous structure. The magnitude of the operation, the elliptical incisions being eighteen inches each, and the adhesion at the base, over the parotid, being deep and strong, rendered it impossible it should be performed with ordinary solicitude. The mingling hope of success and fears of the worst possible consequences, excited devout and sincere intercessions at the throne of grace on his behalf, and an earnest use of means to prepare him to whatever might the divine atonement. He was told that others fervently entreated the high God to save him, but it was desired that he himself should pray to him who alone could succeed the means to be used when laid upon the operation table (...) again he was urged to lift his heart to the God of heaven and the only Savior. Tumor extirpated with success and the man recovered in three weeks. [The man] A living monument of gratitude, witnessed by thousands who come thither. Though mild and gentle, he possesses much natural energy of character, and commands attention when the dense crowd requires him to raise his voice. The transition from the condition of a beggar from the streets of Macao to that of a door-keeper in the Ophthalmic hospital, no doubt seems to him great, but the infinitely more desirable one of conversion from an idolater to a trophy of redeeming love can alone form the climax of our desires concerning him., White: “Believed to be the tumor on the right side of face. Chi Rep XIV 450. Report July 1845.”, 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
Man with a tumor of the right side of the head involving the ear. View from back
Alternative Title:
Case No. 15009 and Yáng Káng
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., See Portrait No. 47 for view from front., 13th Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 14, 1845, p. 450-452: No. 15009, October 16th, 1844. Glandular tumor. Yáng Káng, aged 35, of Singhwui, latterly a beggar in Macao, had tumor on the right side of his face, which commenced in the situation of a parotid gland, measuring two feet and six inches in circumference, weighing when extirpated 6 1/2 catties, equal to 8 2/3 lbs. It commenced ten years since and when his magnitude disabled him from acquiring a maintenance by labor he had no resource but begging. His burden, wearisome to bear for an hour, he could not put off for a moment, day or night, from year to year. He had been a loathsome and pitiable object to the foreign citizens for a long time, and sometimes on passing him on the street he presented, from unknown authors, written appeal of sympathy and a request that the poor man might be relieved of his burden. He was greatly delighted when informed on the feasibility of an operation, and resigned if the result should be fatal, as he deemed death preferable to life of mendacity and suffering. Oct 26th, the tumor was extirpated. (...) The patient discovered great fortitude, coolly remarking on commencement of the first incision “It hurts, doctor”. The tumor was a glandular structure, and being laid open it was found to be discolored in parts, and containing small cavities filled with dark mucilaginous fluid, and others with yellowish or lympid. Portions of the tissue cut harder than the rest, and approached a cartilaginous and semi osseous structure. The magnitude of the operation, the elliptical incisions being eighteen inches each, and the adhesion at the base, over the parotid, being deep and strong, rendered it impossible it should be performed with ordinary solicitude. The mingling hope of success and fears of the worst possible consequences, excited devout and sincere intercessions at the throne of grace on his behalf, and an earnest use of means to prepare him to whatever might the divine atonement. He was told that others fervently entreated the high God to save him, but it was desired that he himself should pray to him who alone could succeed the means to be used when laid upon the operation table (...) again he was urged to lift his heart to the God of heaven and the only Savior. Tumor extirpated with success and the man recovered in three weeks. [The man] A living monument of gratitude, witnessed by thousands who come thither. Though mild and gentle, he possesses much natural energy of character, and commands attention when the dense crowd requires him to raise his voice. The transition from the condition of a beggar from the streets of Macao to that of a door-keeper in the Ophthalmic hospital, no doubt seems to him great, but the infinitely more desirable one of conversion from an idolater to a trophy of redeeming love can alone form the climax of our desires concerning him., 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
Man with a huge lobulated tumor of the face and head. Satellite lesions on his left chest
Alternative Title:
Case No. 5119 and Wang Waekae
Description:
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Eighth Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 7, May 1838 -- May 1839, p. 102-103: No. 5119, Tumor of the skin. Wang Waekae of Kaouyaou, aged 45, a man of doubtful character had numerous small tumors of the skin, of a light flesh color and a smooth shining surface, situated about the arms, breast and neck. In the latter position one had attained a great size, hanging pendulous from his left ear, to which it was attached by a peduncle of two inches diameter, to an almost immovable base formed by a similar disease of the skin, an inch thick, extending over the mastoid process and upwards and backwards over five or six square inches. Both the base and the pendulous portion were traversed by small ducts, discharging fetid pus at the surface. The patient expressed a wish to have the large mass removed, but was impatient if the other were touched. Considering the age of the man it seemed inexpedient to remove the firm base, but it was easy to extinct the unsightly jewel that hung dangling upon his breast, impeding his labor. His wishes were compiled with. On the 23rd May the operation was performed in a very short time. In the center of the neck of the tumor, was a cluster of small arteries, eight of which required a ligature. (...) The tumor weighed four pounds. (...) The singular appearance of this man excited strong suspicions, particularly with his countrymen that he might belong to a band of ruffians. His eyes were usually fixed upon the ground, his manners were most forbidding, and his answers to questions brief as possible. He bore with great impatience the necessary dressings upon the tumor, and repeatedly removed them at his option against the strictest injunctions, and was daily restless to be away though he was provided with things necessary for his comfort. On the tenth day the ligatures came away, soon after the patient disappeared and has not been heard of since. The manner of his absconding (...) strengthens the suspicions that he was a bad man, and but little accustomed to the civilities he received and witnesses at the hospital., 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)
Man in black cap with red ball finial. Tumor of left cheek and face
Alternative Title:
Case No. 38785 and Sié Kienhang
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. 23: No. 38785, February 17th, 1851. Glandular tumor, 2 1/2 feet in circumference. The full history of this case as given by the patient, by request made on his entering to the Hospital, is as follows, and is interesting as it exhibits the state of Chinese surgery, and illustrates the feelings of the sufferer. The translation has been made by a friend: “Sié Kienhang, applying for medical aid, is a siúsái graduate belonging to the district of Pehliú, in the inferior department of Wuh-lin in the province of Kwángsi. His present age is thirty. Having a disease of old standing, which has not yet been removed, he begs the favor of being cured. It is now seven years since this cumbrous tumor began to form, and although it is true that I have been several times treated with a view to its cure; yet living as a dog in a retired corner, all the practitioners I have met with have been stupid hands, and the work has not been rightly done; and thus instead of the tumor being removed, the more that was to cure it, the larger it became, until at last I came to be truly without resource. (...) I proceed with respectful compliance with your orders to describe distinctly the origin of this malady, and the various changes which have taken place in its form and appearance up to the present time., “This tumor upon my face first appeared in May 1846. Previous to its appearance there was a deficiency in the vital stamina, and the body was generally debilitated; and whenever I accidentally took cold, I was affected with a kind of confusion in the head and eyes, and after suffering from vomiting and diarrhea for one or two days, all on a sudden an excrescence appeared on the left cheek opposite the mouth, of about the size and shape of a betel-nut. It did not give pain, and if pressed by the hand could be moved up and down; at this time there were some who said it was a swelling of the cheek, others said that it was a growth in the course of formation. All the doctors made use of herbal medicines fitted for counteracting poisons, and for scattering concretions of blood, with the view of removing it: but the more these were applied, the more it grew in size. They proved utterly useless., During the 3rd year a doctor in my native place who boasted of his abilities, endeavored to cure it. He punctured the excrescence with an iron probe, and drew from it several cupfuls of fresh blood; when the blood ceased to flow and formed as it were a thread, he inserted a medicinal arrow (seton) into the aperture in order to form pus, saying that thus it would be dissolved. At that time, it did not give much pain, and continued to form pus, but when the wire had been inserted for three or four days, the pain entered the very heart’s pores, and my sufferings were insupportable.”, (...) On the 5th March, 1851, assisted by Dr. Marjoribanks, and Dr. Stewart, surgeon of the Bengal Rifles, in the presence of Dr. Bowring and the Bishop of Victoria, and several other gentlemen, the tumor was successfully extirpated. The tumor was situated upon the left side of his face, was two and a quarter feet in circumference, extending from the eye to the shoulder, and distorting the mouth, which he was scarcely able to close. It was highly vascular, and the superficial veins numerous and large. On the 2nd of April the patient was discharged in good health and spirits, and with comparatively little disfigurement. On leaving he presented the following couplet: “One book of healing wisdom he to regions far imparts, And thousand verdant orange trees by the fountains side he plants.” (...) This patient was a literary man of good talents, and naturally an amiable disposition. He was a most attentive listener of the truth of the Gospel during his whole stay in the Hospital, and appeared intellectually, at least, convinced of the truth and excellence of Christianity.”, 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
Man wearing brown cap. Tumor on right side of face
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, Face, Cancer, and Sick persons
Gaunt man with a pendulous growth of right upper arm
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, Arm, Diseases, and Sick persons
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, Lips, Cancer, and Sick persons
Title supplied by curator., Date supplied by curator., Fourteenth report, Chinese Repository, vol. 17, 1848, p.143-144: No 25870, October 4th, 1847, I selected for its first trial a Chinese, a robust farmer, forty-nine years old of the district of Heo Shan, who had a steatomatous tumor, situated in the right axilla, but distinct from the glands and nearly the size of his head. He was placed upon the operation table, in a sitting posture, ready to be laid down. He was then directed to inhale deliberately with full inspirations the Ether from Dr. Jackson’s apparatus. I had hold of the right arm with one hand and the other behind him, ready to lay him gently down. In forty-three seconds the muscles of his arm suddenly relaxed and he ceased simultaneously to inhale the ether and in a state of insensibility he was laid back upon the table his head being still elevated. His pulse was quickened, and the eyes assumed a dull and vacant appearance. The tumor was then extirpated by Kwan-Taou, my Senior Pupil, and three arteries tied in four minutes. There was not the slightest apparent consciousness during this part of the operation. As there was considerable oozing of blood, cold water was applied and the wound exposed to the atmosphere for ten or eight minutes, before proceeding to apply sutures. By this time the effects of the ether upon the system had begun to subside, and the patient gave signs of sensibility to the prick of the needle (...), and after the wound was dressed and the patient placed in bed, he complained of the tightness of sutures, but had no recollection of the incisions during the operation., 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, Ether, Anesthetics, and Sick persons
Man, pale and gaunt with open garment. Large mass of lower anterior abdominal wall
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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
