. Virginia medical monthly . Fig. 20. Handle for platinum knife or burner, with spring for closing and inter-rupting the Fig. 21. Platinum Knives and Burner. The following operation by the galvano-cautery is a goodillustration of its value and efficiency. Case XXI.—I was requested by Prof. James R. Wood tosee with him a patient from whom he had some time beforeremoved a cancer of Jthe lip. The man was now sufferingfrom a larger growth of a malignant character, situated, onthe right side of the neck, and adherent apparently to \hehyoid bone. The tumor was so exceedingly vascular that
. Virginia medical monthly . Fig. 20. Handle for platinum knife or burner, with spring for closing and inter-rupting the Fig. 21. Platinum Knives and Burner. The following operation by the galvano-cautery is a goodillustration of its value and efficiency. Case XXI.—I was requested by Prof. James R. Wood tosee with him a patient from whom he had some time beforeremoved a cancer of Jthe lip. The man was now sufferingfrom a larger growth of a malignant character, situated, onthe right side of the neck, and adherent apparently to \hehyoid bone. The tumor was so exceedingly vascular that itwas thought not expedient, by Dr. Wood, to use theknife, and he therefore determined to try the patient having been etherized by Dr. j. W. Hunt, Dr. 46 CLINICAL REPORTS—TIFFAX Y. Wood proceeded to dissect back the skin; but the substanceof the tumor was found to be so thoroughly broken down,that it was resolved to extirpate thoroughly, without regardto its covering. The circumference of the tumor was sogreat, that instead of attempting to encircle the whole atonce, Dr. Wood pierced it at its base an
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