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A short tract on the formation of tumours, and the peculiarities that are met with in the structure of those that have become cancerous; with their mode of treatment.

Publication Details

London: Longman, 1830 CE.

Contains the first illustrations of microscopic sections of cancer; however, Home drew no worthwhile conclusion from his microscopic studies. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#2611
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/3093
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLa-short-tract-on-the-formation-of-tumours

Geographic Context

Publication place: London