Head of a man suffering from 'withering sarcoma' of the scalp

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Head of a man suffering from 'withering sarcoma' of the scalp. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Watercolour drawing of the back of the head of a young man who suffered from 'withering sarcoma' of the scalp. The drawing, taken three years after the original operation to remove one of the growths, shows that the tumours have much diminished in size.

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