New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-08
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TEARING A CANCER OUT BY TIE ROOTS.
THE OPERATION UNDERGONE BY wEsrcHEsTER
COUNTY FARMER.

T. G.. Fairchild, Westchester county
farmer about three months ago noticed small red
sweng upon his upper lip and classed 1t as haresS
pimple 1t grew steadily, however. and became eAccou
ingly painful. physician examined It' oiaenosou ."
as an ordinary boil and after subjecting IL 10 prenh
treatment lanced It, II discharged yeliowlsh Pus "
bled freely For time the wound appeared to heal ana
the vrpent indications subsidized The relief was only
TEMPORARY however, and after tme 'he
inaamed surface began to increase "nu
spread with alarming rapdity. In two weeks u ha" ca
tended over the whole left cheek and the ehtire usoo
upon that side of the face was affected Inc 10 'a
physician not being able to settle the nature OF inc u
Guilty. and as 1t did succumb to the usual trea'e'.
of abscrbens patient to this city and entered
the IIahnemann Hospital. The swelling In the cheeK
continued In size until the cheek was apou'
six inches thick II hard to the touch except "'
point under the left eye where 1t was soft ana sposS
Sharp. shooting pains radiated from the sea.
OF the difficulty in the upper Up "'
over the cheek being especially violent under the eye
The PATIENTS face anxious eXpectaht Iooh anu
the cheek gradually assumed a black appearance III
several places small pieces Of bone coud be fet "here
the Jaw had become affected and had thrown "n sn"'P
splinters After careful examination tho disease was
diagnosed a sarcome, caucerous growth OF "a's
nant type Internal treatment did not check the prog
ress of the and the patient consented 10 rlsA
surgical operation though he was told that the chnccS
all against him.
A week ago Mr. Fairchid was taken to the
operatingroom of the hospital and laid upon the
table. DIR. William Tod Helmuth, consulting surgeon oi
the hospital took charge of The cone containing
ether was placed the patients nose and III rev
moments loud snore indicated that the anRsthetc was
complete The instruments were in large basin close
by in an anseptc solution OF bchorde OF mercury ana
carbolc acid With small knife the surgeon made an
incison in the rachea, just above the chest AFTER inc
hemorrhage had been checked small racheotomy tube
tl,,t thn nntian
breathe through 1t while .he main operation was being
performed To reduce the chances OF n fatal termi-
nation il was necessary pack the upper portion OF the
wndpipe through the mouth. so as to prevent plood
cleared of mucus and under the control of te res
piratory organ, the patients mouth was opened wide
was completely obstructed An ncision was then
%s@e rSnse SmSer the the et The qSas left The M
the LETT cheek was then dissected' up up rom rom
fns made When. bens turned back exposed the
csrCus growth was found to have d hSSyga hSS nerc 1
their such extent that they could be bent
under slight pressure. small saw was next EN-
ploycd and the cheek bone the where It APP
peared be sound and healthy was severed Inc Dohe
hinder the eyewas so soft that It offered resistance
and the whole Jaw and muscular tissue were raised
The fungus growth was found TO nave eItsndea baGx
ward to the basliar process OF he occpa 9one me- ma M
pair OF bone forceps all the rough edges OF
Visible yDIS portion appeared to be healthy. The
drawn out from the cheek as Tar as polOe
and pair specially constructed fOrceps were fastened
to IT, TO the base possible. strong steady
pull then applied 10 the forceps and the cancer ana
It's roots were drawn leaving large section OF
uuverng flesh. Blood spurted in every direction ana IL
brcame necessary TO apply actual cauteIy TO lhe
wounded parts. After much difficulty the hemOrrlage
was controlled and the wound after every part OF ar.
fected tissue hadbeen removed was thoroughly washed
with an aniisepiic solution The other Nap was then
returned its proper position and stitched Last 10 The
adjoining parts The operation lasted over three
hours and r Fairchd kept all the time under the
influence OF ether lie returned 90 consciousness slowly
and suffered greatly from shock IL was feared that ne
would not rally after the largo loss OF blood ana there
were indications OF collapse lie nnalys Improved,
however so that the Immediate danger OF death was
past He has been growing stronger daily since tue
nneraion and Il is now believed that he VIII recover
The wound rapidly healing and his face VIII be Dut
liftIa tfgfO