Scapula with chondrosarcoma

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.13
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19 Nov 1951
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 29.5 cms Width: 23.4 cms 1 object Painting, watercolourBoard Good

Scope and Content

Colour painting of an excised left scapula with a chondrosarcoma from a male patient. Annotations on the back read "Patient's name. Age 48. Diagnosis-chondrosarcoma scapula (L). Operation-excision scapula (L)" and "Patient's name 19.11.51 48 chondrosarcoma L scapula. See 51111702. Manchester University".

Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.

Related Material

UoM Library also hold notes giving a brief overview of this patient's case which can be found in the Papers of Sir Harry Platt, PLA/1/6/1. The same collection also contains four slides relating to the patient; one histological, one x-ray, one clinical photograph, and one of this drawing. See PLA/1/6/9.