Portrait No. 73 [art original].

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15948715

Description

Title
Portrait No. 73 [art original].
Alternative Title
Case No. 32186
Kwang Su
Creator
Lam, Qua, artist
Contributor
Peter Parker Collection (Yale Medical Library, Historical Library).
Published / Created
[1834-1855]
Publication Place
China
Abstract

Man with a huge swelling of the middle finger of the left hand

Description
Title supplied by curator.
Date supplied by curator.
Fifteenth Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 11, 1859, p. 273: No. 32186: Tumor one foot in circumference surrounding the middle finger. Kwang Su, aged 41, a farmer of the district Singhwui, had a tumor surrounding the middle finger on his left hand, it formed a perfect sphere and measured one foot. There existed a varicose state of the veins of the arm. The venous arch on the back of the hand was twice its natural size. Under the influence of chloroform the tumor was removed by disarticulating the finger at the metacarpal joint. On dissection, the tumor was found to be of a glandular, or semi-cartilaginous structure, quite homogenous throughout, and adherent to the bone. The tip of the finger and its nail were just discernible. One artery, and the principal vein, both required a ligature. In about one month the wound healed, leaving him a useful hand.
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Provenance
Donated by Peter Parker to the Yale School of Medicine and transferred to the Historical Library.
Extent
1 painting : 61 x 47 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Call Number
LQ Portrait 073

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Oil paintings
Material
oil on board, framed ;
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888.
Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Subject (Topic)
Medicine, Chinese
Missions, Medical
Hand
Tumors
Sick persons
Subjects
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888
Canton Hospital (Guangzhou, China)
Medicine, Chinese
Missions, Medical
Hand > Tumors
Sick persons

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Citation
Lam Qua, Portrait No. 73. Yale Medical Library. Historical Library, Yale University. New Haven, CT.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
16917497
Object ID (OID)
15948715

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