Tumeur fibroplastique de la cuisse.

Montméja, A. de, 1841- .

Journal : Revue photographique des hôpitaux de Paris ; vol. 3.

Paris : Adrien Delahaye, 1871.

Description : 241-243 p., [1 l. pl.] ; ill.: 1 photo. ; 24.5 cm.

Photograph : mounted albumen.

Photographer : A. de Montméja.

Subject : Thigh — Solitary fibrous tumors.

Notes :

• Case directed by [Jacques Gilles Thomas] Maisonneuve (1809-1882) at Hôtel Dieu.
• Author caption: "Par le docteur A. de Montméja."
• Photo caption: "Planche XXXI. — Tumeur Fibro-plastique."
• Index Medicus: 11404651170.

The photograph represents the subject's leg which is in suspension and weighted by a massive soft tissue tumor, posterior to the thigh. Montméja describes the operation as brutal, leaving the patient cachectic and unable to survive.