Cystic tumour of breast, ulcerated


Watercolour medical illustration depicting cystic tumour of the breast. It has the alternative reference number 1465, 25b and P14 on the front. The Richmond Hospital Museum reference is A.c.9. The entry for this in P263/1 pg. 9 reads 'Cystic tumour of the breast (2 drawings) Susannah Johnston'. The handwritten note on the back reads '2nd drawing. Susannah Johnson atet 30. Hydatid disease of the breast. A [?] breast removed by Mr White. It was of slow growth free from pain & removed on account of its size, about size of a melon. Removable under the right [?], no ulceration & no infection of the lymph glands nor any constitutional [?] After the lapse of 3 years a small [cut off] appeared in the cicatrix presenting the same [cut off] as the original. It was removed, the size of [cut off] after which there was no return of the [cut off]'.

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Hydatid tumour of the breast


Watercolour medical illustration depicting cystic tumour of the breast in a woman. It has the alternative reference number 1456, 25a and P14 on the front. The Richmond Hospital Museum reference is A.c.19. The entry for this in P263/1 pg. 9 reads 'Cystic tumour of the breast (2 drawings) Susannah Johnston'. The typescript note on the back begins 'Hydatid Tumour of the Breast'. This illustration relates to P263/150.

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