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Title: Chicago medical journal and examiner
Year: 1880 (1880s)
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Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Chicago
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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with much more markedemaciation ; the skin was of the hue peculiar to cancer cachexia,and the suffering was more acute and severe. The growth had * Photographs were exhibited showing anterior and posterior vievra. 1880.) Selections. 20T extended below nearly to the knee, and above to the hij), but didnot yet interfere with motion in either joint. It also had over-lapped the thigh anteriorly and posteriorly to its inner line. Itnow measured thirty-six and one-half inches in circumference atits middle, and thirty-two inches around two inches lower down,having, therefore, increased eleven and one-half inches, and thisincrease relatively the same throughout the entire mass. Anappearance of still greater size was manifest in contrast to thegreater emaciation of surrounding parts. A second photographwas made, and by comparing one with the other, the real increaseis plainly shown. Up to this time he had followed his work, butnow was obliged to remain at home, its bulk preventing locomotion.
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OSTKocKPiiAi.oMA.— \nterior and posterior views when tho tumor measured fortyinclies in circumference.—From photographs. During the next two months it increased to forty inches. Hisweight at this time was one hundred and eighty-nine pounds.Erom this on for six months the usual condition of progressingemaciation and weakness continued, while the morbid growth en-larged day by day until it reached a size measuring fifty-eightinches (nearly five feet)- in circumference. It now obliteratedevery natural outline of the thigh, hanging down over the knee,and encroaching on the abdomen above. The relative shape was 208 Selections. (Feb. retained throughout its development. The skin was still intact,though very thin, and from the peculiar velvety feel in places, Ithink ulceration would have occurred soon. There was also evi-dence of deep fluctuation. I believe pus is seldom if ever found in malignant growths, forthe simple reason that the action is not inflammatory but rathera process by wh

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