Excerpt from The Canadian Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 27: A Journal Published Monthly in the Interests of Medicine and Surgery; Toronto, January, 1910 Whilst introducing Dr. Price-Brown, it is not the place of the chairman to say more than to congratulate him on his excellent work and to invite the closest examination and fullest criticism. Dr. J. Price-Brown spoke as follows: Fortunately for mankind sarcoma of the nose is a rare disease. Its malignancy has made it the dread of the surgeon as well as the patient. Medical treatment as a curative agent is acknowledged to be futile, and surgical treatment has been almost as unfortunate in its results. To prove that this is the expression of modern thought I need only refer to the works of some of the leading writers of the day, men who are specialists, and, some of them, prominent teachers in the field of rhinology. Lennox Browne, in his most recent edition upon diseases of the nose and throat said that when the sarcoma affects the upper region of the nose no operation is advisable; when the lower region is affected, Ollier's or Rouge's may be attempted. He does not say they should be. Bosworth, after quoting a large number of cases in which operation had been done, says that it would appear that one half the cases are cured, but that the statement is not trustworthy, as many of them were reported from one to four months after operation, while in others time was altogether ignored, rendering the statistics unreliable. Boylan reports ten cures out of seventeen cases, but nearly all of them were reported within a few months of operation. Shurly, Porter, and Bliss each report two cases, none of which recovered. Kyle says that prognosis is always grave. Early and complete removal is the only hope, and the only instruments he advocates in purely nasal sarcoma are the galvano-cautery and curette. Richards, in his article upon nasal sarcoma, says when it affects the ethmoid, the only region he refers to, "that we are positively helpless, and can only watch the fatal issue." He had four cases, two children and two adults: all died. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.