Sarcoma of the orbit : report of a case cured by the x-ray / by L. Webster Fox.

  • Fox, L. Webster (Lawrence Webster), 1853-1931.
Date:
[1904?]
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Credit: Sarcoma of the orbit : report of a case cured by the x-ray / by L. Webster Fox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SARCOMA OF THE ORBIT. REPORT OF A CASE CURED BY THE X-RAY. By L. WEBSTER FOX, A.M., M.D., PROFESSOR OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, MEDICO-CHIRURGICAL COLLEGE, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ( With j figures on Text-Plate I.) WITH the advance in radiotherapy, and with the per- fecting of its technic, the cases to which it is applicable become more numerous. The value of the X-ray in superficial epithelioma, lupus vulgaris, and similar dis- eases, is no longer a matter of conjecture and has received due recognition from all sources. The results attending its use in wholly or partially concealed morbid growths, on the other hand, are extremely variable, but warrant a fair trial in all cases. The case I wish to report in this connection is one of sarcoma of the orbit, in which the judicious employ- ment of X-rays resulted in a cure of the condition with restoration to health. The patient, a young Jewess, twenty years of age, consulted me, March 5, 1903, complaining of enlargement of the left naso- orbital region. The duration of the condition was then about six weeks, and the growth was progressing. Proptosis was pres- ent and the upper lid could only be raised by extreme effort. The tension of the globe was apparently normal. Pain was experienced, but was not severe in character. Vision was normal (f) in both eyes. The fields were not contracted. Diplopia was present only when an attempt was made to perform near work. The upper eyelid was distended and was markedly chemosed, and the conjunctiva protruded between the eyelids. Palpation showed the growth to be separated from the globe and attached to the