Word: cysts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dangerous to man than the beef tapeworm is Echinococcus gramdosus. Sometimes the microscopic eggs adhere to the fur of dogs and find their way into the mouths of dog patters. Once established in human tissue, a single egg can multiply asexually into millions of tapeworm heads enclosed in a cyst as big as a grapefruit...
Like any G.P., DeTar has his share of emergency calls. But night calls have dropped off ever since he was felled by virus pneumonia ten years ago. Although he performs minor surgery, e.g., cyst removals, suturing cuts, in his office and performs tonsilectomies in a nearby hospital, he refuses to perform bigger operations. "A doctor should not do major surgery if he's not trained in it. I'm not," he explains. After home-delivering some 300 babies, DeTar gave up obstetrics in 1952 to devote more time to A.A.G.P. duties, but he still handles pre-and postdelivery...
...older surgeon is supervising a young surgeon in an operation to remove a cyst from a small boy's neck. He keeps repeating phrases like "spread and cut" or "stay close to the object you're removing" to impress operative technique on his charge. "What are you scared of?" he needles the young surgeon. "This is lots...
...with the cyst made a perfect recovery, left the hospital in three days...
...spite of an operation five years ago for removal of a cyst on her esophagus that endangered her voice. Today Contralto Anderson can almost equal the vocal glory of her best years...