Secondary Title: Women with tumor on her forehead (victim of malpractice) Description: By Lam Qua, oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches, 1838. Tumor: Case Number: 4849 Year: 1838 Modern Suggestion: According to the doctors consulted by the Gordon Museum: Squamous carcinoma of forehead with possible metastases Credit: Courtesy of The Gordon Museum
Dr. Peter Parker's Case History
e ear has been removed, and new skin has covered a considerable portion of the sore forehead. Had the tumor been left to itself by the native physician it might have been easily removed, and the young woman saved a great deal of suffering. Her case is still doubtful."
