| Reference Number | RBC/158 |
| Title | Letter from George Humphry to Richard Butcher |
| Date | 12 November 1856 |
| Creator Name | Humphry, Sir George Murray, 1820-1896 |
| Butcher, Richard George Herbert, 1819-1891 |
| Description | Manuscript letter from George Humphry to Richard Butcher thanking Butcher for his publication on encephaloid cancer, Humphry comments that all cases he had seen operated on 'more than two years since are, I fear, dead & I am glad you have something more promising to offer.' Murray then sends details of a case of excision of the knee joint that Butcher has enquired into. Humphry also discusses which cases he thinks excision should be performed in. |
| Extent | 4 pages |
| Term | Neoplasms |
| Knee Joint -- surgery |
| Fatal Outcome |
| Medical Records |
| Neoplasms -- surgery |
| Letter |
| Related Record | RBC/159 |