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Actions	Osseous framework of a tumour of the pelvis, extending past the lumbar spine Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberGC.13265 TitleOsseous framework of a tumour of the pelvis, extending past the lumbar spine Creator Dr. Dodson DescriptionOsseous framework of a tumour of the pelvis, extending past the lumbar spine This is part of an enormous sarcoma growing out of the pelvis, which weighed 46lbs (209g). It was removed after death from a man aged 54 years by Dr Thomas Dobson of Windermere, who presented it to the Edinburgh University (who hold two other parts of the same tumour). The tumour appears to be mixed in nature, probably a chondrosarcoma undergoing ossification in some parts, with myxomatous degeneration in others. This specimen shows the friable and cancellated condition of the innominate bone associated with the groth of the tumour. (Described by Prof. Sir W Turner in the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, 1868). Account of the case history by Dr Dobson: "Prior to a fall in the year 1861, in which the man was considerably bruised in the lumbar region, he had enjoyed excellent health. A few months after the fall he began to walk lame, and complained of pain in the muscles in the front of the left thigh. As time went on these symptoms incresed, and in 1865, I detected a tumour about the size of a hen's egg, hard, firm and immovable, with a slightly irregular surface, situated deeply in the hypogastric region, and apparently springing from the sacroiliac synchondrosis. It neither pulsated nor was influenced by the state of the bowels. As it steadily increased in size, oedema of the left lower limb came on , and the apin increased in severity. He now consulted surgeons to the Liverpool Infirmary, who pronounced the tumour to be an osteosarcoma, and he afterwards became a patient of both the Charing Cross and Middlesex Hospitals. The tumour gradually extended upwards, displacing the six lower left ribs upwards and outwards, extending into the right inguinal region, and, by pressure on the veins, occasioned oedema of the right though. The abdominal walls were so thinned that the irregular surface of the tumour was visible to the eye. He died on the 24th February, worn out by pain and bedsores. It is remarkable that during the whole illness the functions of the bowels and bladder were little interfered with." The post-mortem description, which can be read in William Turner's article of 1868, says that when the abdomen was opened, the tumour was seen to occupy the whole of the abdominal cavity, apart from the right hypochondrium, and a small portion of the right lumbar region. Production placeWindermere Production date Publication 1868 Production periodNineteenth century Object nameBONE, vertebrae, lumbar Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

Object numberGC.13265

TitleOsseous framework of a tumour of the pelvis, extending past the lumbar spine

DescriptionOsseous framework of a tumour of the pelvis, extending past the lumbar spine This is part of an enormous sarcoma growing out of the pelvis, which weighed 46lbs (209g). It was removed after death from a man aged 54 years by Dr Thomas Dobson of Windermere, who presented it to the Edinburgh University (who hold two other parts of the same tumour). The tumour appears to be mixed in nature, probably a chondrosarcoma undergoing ossification in some parts, with myxomatous degeneration in others. This specimen shows the friable and cancellated condition of the innominate bone associated with the groth of the tumour. (Described by Prof. Sir W Turner in the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, 1868). Account of the case history by Dr Dobson: "Prior to a fall in the year 1861, in which the man was considerably bruised in the lumbar region, he had enjoyed excellent health. A few months after the fall he began to walk lame, and complained of pain in the muscles in the front of the left thigh. As time went on these symptoms incresed, and in 1865, I detected a tumour about the size of a hen's egg, hard, firm and immovable, with a slightly irregular surface, situated deeply in the hypogastric region, and apparently springing from the sacroiliac synchondrosis. It neither pulsated nor was influenced by the state of the bowels. As it steadily increased in size, oedema of the left lower limb came on , and the apin increased in severity. He now consulted surgeons to the Liverpool Infirmary, who pronounced the tumour to be an osteosarcoma, and he afterwards became a patient of both the Charing Cross and Middlesex Hospitals. The tumour gradually extended upwards, displacing the six lower left ribs upwards and outwards, extending into the right inguinal region, and, by pressure on the veins, occasioned oedema of the right though. The abdominal walls were so thinned that the irregular surface of the tumour was visible to the eye. He died on the 24th February, worn out by pain and bedsores. It is remarkable that during the whole illness the functions of the bowels and bladder were little interfered with." The post-mortem description, which can be read in William Turner's article of 1868, says that when the abdomen was opened, the tumour was seen to occupy the whole of the abdominal cavity, apart from the right hypochondrium, and a small portion of the right lumbar region.

Production placeWindermere

Production date Publication 1868

Production periodNineteenth century

Object nameBONE, vertebrae, lumbar

Object categoryAnatomical, specimen

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