Title: Patient Unknown (possibly Chang Achum)
Secondary Title: Man with facial tumor
Description:
Tumor: Sarcomatous tumour.
Case Number: 2986
Year: 1837
Modern Suggestion: According to the Doctors consulted by the Gordon: Parotid tumour? Pleomorphic salivary adenoma.
Credit: Courtesy of The Gordon Museum
Dr. Peter Parker's Case History
If so, this tumor was removed in 4 minutes and 56 seconds.
Additional Commentary
None

The Mysteries of Lam Qua: Medical Portraiture in China 1836 - 1855
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