Large pendulous tumor from the cheek, of many years growth, in a gentleman advanced in years, removed by operation / by E.L. Hussey.

  • Hussey, E. L. (Edward Law)
Date:
[1877]
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Credit: Large pendulous tumor from the cheek, of many years growth, in a gentleman advanced in years, removed by operation / by E.L. Hussey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and I gave him a glass, fresh from a deep well and perfectly cold. Soon after this he went off to sleep, and continued asleep for about 2 hours. His skin was ob- served to be in a moderate perspiration. By the middle of the day he had rallied well. The pulse was about 8o, soft and regular; and, except that his complexion was paler than usual, there was little in his general appear- ance to show that he had so lately undergone a serious operation, and one attended with a large loss of blood. During the very hot weather which followed, he had an attack of diarrhea with vomiting, under which he was much lowered in general strength. For about io days or a fortnight after the operation he complained of stiffness in the jaw and pain in the attempt to take bread or other solid food. A small soft swelling formed in front of the wound: matter was discharged through this, and afterwards one of the ligatures. A clear watery fluid, having the general appearance of saliva, continued to flow from this opening for 6 or 7 weeks. It was observed in greater quantities when taking food, and shortly after it. The line of the wound healed quickly, except at the upper part, behind the ear. Through that opening I withdrew the double ligature round the pedicle, on the 12th of September. It was held firmly under the skin; and I found it necessary to divide, with the point of the scissors, the tissue, — whatever it was, — that held it within the wound. Six days afterwards, the last of the ligatures on the small vessels was discharged. The points in the case worthy of remark, are — the very large size of this Parotid Tumor, its thick, tough pedicle, with its large arteries, — the unusually long period during which a Gentleman of education allowed a Tumor in such a situation to grow, without seeking the removal