An Account of some extraordinary Tumors upon the Head of a Labouring Man - 1758

To spread information to the medical community in the 18th century, doctors would often write up their experiences with strange, or unexpected medical cases and submit the papers to the Royal Society of London for publication in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. This paper, An Account of some extraordinary Tumors upon the Head of a labouring Man, now in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. By James Parsons, M.D. F.R.S., was presented to the Royal Society on November 10, 1757 and published in 1758 in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Volume 50, Part I, with text pages from 350 to 356 , plus an illustrated plate. The paper, which has been disbound from the Transactions, measures approximately 6 x 8 1/2 inches. The pages are tanned, but the text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is good/very good.

The text of the paper deals with instances where a young person receives a blow to the head, resulting in a large tumor growing from the site of the blow. The paper describes the resulting tumors, their growth, their effects upon the victim, and the surgical attempts to remove the tumors. It also discusses the differences between a young person and an older one in respect to the potential growth of a tumor after blows to the head.