The- Crown Prince's Throat.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 233, 17 December 1887, Page 8

The- Crown Prince's Throat.

The Crown Prince's throat is- in a bad >va^, There is a fresh growth of parasitic matter half-an-inch below the ligament of the gloitis, too low to be operated on. through the mouth. It can only be reached through an incision in the throat. Professor Bergmann offered to perform the operation on November Bth, but Dr Mackenzie declared it almost impossible. The cancerous nature of the new growth is generally., concluded by the medical men, and Dir. Mackenzie is blamed for his eariy optimistic Mews in the case. Sorrow and excitement prevail among all classes. If an operation be determined on—which the Ciown Princess opposes— the Prince will have it performed in Berlin, and apartments- have been prepared in tha palace- for the patient and the doctors. Further examination is needed to decide whether it will be necessary to excisa- the whole larynx or only a part. The Grown Prince is composed. He personally writes telegrams for the Emperor,, but never speaks except in cases of absolute necessity. Ak thorough examination of the case wasmade on November 12, which resulted in the- doctors declaring that a radical cure wao- impossible, the only difference of opinion being as to how long the Crown Prince's life could bo prolonged. Tha ptatientsent a long despatch to the Emperor, aad then told the doctors he ylticed himself ■ia their hands. The Emperor was terribly affected by the news. • Later despatches mention that the Prince •ism no immediate danger. His complaint may last many years. Dr^ Mackenzie, who had received several threatening letters, left* San Remo oa the 14th November to return in a fortnight, provided no totally different decision is- made in the meantimet The Crown Princo's general bealth is good. It is reported that ttoe Crown Prince, on being approached on the subject of the proposed operation in h*3 throat, said, "As long as the Kaiser lives, I shall not submit to the operation. 1 prefer to let my old father- iiave some hope, and I will not risk hastening the catastrophe by undergoing a dangerous operation." He further stated that if he decided to submit to an operation only Dr. Mackenzie should perform it^ The doctor reports this cancerous growth is not due to excessive smoking ; > the germ of cancer is born with the individual* It is said the Emperor of Brazil wants to impart to the Prince, a famous Brazilian remedy for cancer. The Prince's voice had become clearer, and he was in better spirits. , The latest despatches received in London (November 17th) from San Remo say there has been a green discharge from the Crown Prince's throat, which proved to be cancerous of the most incurable type. The German doctors are trying to deny the serious nature of the developments. The Empress of Germany is suffering from paralysis of the lower jaw.

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