Proceedings of Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. . ASSOCIATION OF MILITARY SURGEONS. 321 On August 9th, 1888, the writer was consulted by this patientas to his condition and prospect of receiving any benefit from treat-ment. The stump was at this time smelling badly and had the ap-pearance of a scirrhus or hard cancer. The patient was advised thatan amputation made well above the ankle was the only immediatemeans of relief, while possibly not of a permanent nature, at leastsuch for a time. Acquiescing in this advice, the patient was immedi-ately
Proceedings of Meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States. . ASSOCIATION OF MILITARY SURGEONS. 321 On August 9th, 1888, the writer was consulted by this patientas to his condition and prospect of receiving any benefit from treat-ment. The stump was at this time smelling badly and had the ap-pearance of a scirrhus or hard cancer. The patient was advised thatan amputation made well above the ankle was the only immediatemeans of relief, while possibly not of a permanent nature, at leastsuch for a time. Acquiescing in this advice, the patient was immedi-ately placed on a tonic and alterative course of treatment and hygieneand the 19th day of September, 1888, was fixed upon as the time forthe operation. This was performed by the writer at the timeappointed. The stump healed kindly and rapidly and was perfectlywell in twenty-one days and the patient able to be about. In about. one month from this time a small swelling appeared in the rightgroin, which increased in size so rapidly that it soon became as largeas a mans head, and was looked upon as being probably a sarcoma,and from its rapid growth was thought to be of the round celledvariety, maintaining its position and great size until the last of No-vember following, when it began to decrease in size. At the sametime a tumor of apparently the same character began to develop be-hind the right ear, which remained for a few days and then disap-peared in twenty-four hours. Immediately symptoms of compressionof the brain supervened and death resulted in a few hours. Thusended one of the most interesting cases that has occurred in thepractice of the writer since the war. Through the kindness of theCurator of the Army Medical Museum, it is my pleasure to presentfor your inspection the specimen of the amputated foot and leg of 21 322 FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
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