Volume 3, October-November 1888
Item — Box: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The collection consists of three scrapbooks, 1887-1888, assembled by otolaryngologist J. Solis Cohen, documenting the case of the Emperor Frederick III of Germany, his treatment for a laryngeal tumor by Sir Morell Mackenzie, and accusations of medical malpractice levelled against Mackenzie by German physicians after the emperor's death on 15 June 1888.
The scrapbooks, arranged chronologically, were compiled from contemporary articles printed in English, American, German, and French medical periodicals. The malpractice accusations stemmed from a difference of opinion on the tumor's malignancy. Mackenzie's did not believe the tumor to be malignant, while the German physicians believed in its malignancy from an early date and advised partial removal of the larynx.
The scrapbooks, arranged chronologically, were compiled from contemporary articles printed in English, American, German, and French medical periodicals. The malpractice accusations stemmed from a difference of opinion on the tumor's malignancy. Mackenzie's did not believe the tumor to be malignant, while the German physicians believed in its malignancy from an early date and advised partial removal of the larynx.
Dates
- October-November 1888
Extent
From the Collection: 19 items (10 volumes and 9 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Solis-Cohen, J. (Jacob da Silva) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
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