Large cancerous tumor on the cheek of an old farm labourer. Grew to a height of two inches (5cm) above the skin and hemorrhaged often. Copperplate engraving by Edward Mitchell after an illustration by John Bell from his own Principles of Surgery, as they Relate to Wounds, Ulcers and Fistulas, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1815.

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