• World Neurosurg · Mar 2024

    Review Case Reports

    Sir Rickman John Godlee - Contributions in Addition to His 1884 Tumor Resection, A Review.

    • Erica Shen, Hiromi Terai, Khaoula Ben Haj Frej, Jordan Dean, Bruce Chozick, and Ketan R Bulsara.
    • Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, UConn Health, Farmington, Connecticut, USA. Electronic address: eshen@uchc.edu.
    • World Neurosurg. 2024 Mar 1; 183: 187191187-191.

    BackgroundSir Rickman John Godlee (1849-1925) was widely known for performing the first documented surgery to resect a tumor from the brain.MethodsThe case was performed on November 25, 1884, on a 25-year-old farmer who presented with a left-sided Jacksonian March seizure.ResultsThe case was highly publicized because the tumor was localized by Dr. Hughes Bennett and subsequently resected by Sir Godlee based on the patient's clinical presentation and physical examination alone.ConclusionsAside from this widely publicized case, little has been written about Sir Godlee. Sir Godlee was also known to be an outstanding anatomist who displayed exceptional skills in surgical dissection. He was known for being an excellent teacher. Sir Godlee was deeply influenced by his uncle, Lord Joseph Lister, a renowned physician who popularized antiseptic methods. Sir Godlee was also known for publishing his uncle's biography, Lord Lister.Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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