Instructions concerning tumors with prominent head in his breast
Examination
If thou examinest a man having a
tumour with prominent head in his breast1,
(and) thou findest that the swellings have spread with pus over his breast,
(and) have produced redness, while it is very hot therein, when thy hand
touches him .
Diagnosis
Thou shouldst say concerning him : "One having tumors with prominent
head in his breast, (and) they produce cists of pus . An ailment which
I will treat with the fire-drill."
Treatment
Thou shouldst burn him over his breast (and) over those tumors which are
on his breast . Thou shouldst treat him with wound treatment ,
Thou shouldst not prevent its opening of itself, that there may be
no mnh-w in his wound (sore?) . Every wound (sore?) that arises
in his breast dries up as soon as it opens of itself .
1
"Tumor with prominent head in his breast."
means that there are swellings spreading over his breast because of
his injury ; they produce pus and redness on his breast ; (as) it
is said: "It is like parti-colored things whose product is pus.