A practical guide for making post-mortem examinations : $b and for the study of morbid anatomy, with directions for embalming the dead, and for the preservation of specimens of morbid anatomyThomas, A. R. (Amos Russell)
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A practical guide for making post-mortem examinations : $b and for the study of morbid anatomy, with directions for embalming the dead, and for the preservation of specimens of morbid anatomy
Thomas, A. R. (Amos Russell)
Anatomy, Pathological; Autopsy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
The _eburnated osteoma_ consists of dense osseous tissue. The lamellæ
are arranged concentrically and parallel to the surface of the tumor.
Blood-vessels and cancellous tissue are both absent. The tumor is of
small size, rounded, globular or hemi-spherical in shape, and generally
smooth, or slightly nodulated.
8. =Papillary Tumors.= The _Papillomata_ resemble in structure ordinary
papillæ, and like these grow from cutaneous and mucous surfaces.
They consist of a basis of connective tissue, supporting blood-vessels,
which terminate in a capillary net-work, or in a single capillary loop,
the whole being enveloped in a covering of epithelium, varying in
character according to the surface from which the new formation springs.
These growths are sometimes very vascular.
On the skin we may have these growths as _warts_ and _horny_ growths.
These are commonly firm, with a dense epithelial covering, and are less
liable to ulceration and hæmorrhage, than those growing on other parts.
But we have, in the _condylomata_ and _venereal warts_, occurring around
the anus and upon the external male and female genital organs, instances
of larger and more vascular forms on cutaneous surfaces.
On the mucous membranes, the papillomata are softer and more vascular,
and have a less dense epithelial covering. Many of them constitute
so-called mucous polypi. They are met with on the tongue, in the larynx
and nose, in the gastro-intestinal mucous membrane, on the cervix uteri,
and in the bladder.
9. =Polypoid Tumors.= These growths occur exclusively in the mucous
cavities of the body, and may attain a large size.
They occur most frequently in the nose and the uterus, but are also met
with in the ear, maxillary sinus, vagina and rectum, while their
presence in the larynx and throat is exceedingly rare.
They are usually solitary, varying in size and shape according to the
locality which they occupy.
Four varieties are met with, differing essentially in their structure.
The _gelatinoid polypus_, the most common of all, occurs almost
exclusively in the nose. It is of a jelly-like appearance, irregularly
pyriform in shape, with a narrow pedicle, sometimes nearly an inch in
length. It is nourished by a few straggling vessels, which are often of
considerable length and thickness.
The structure of the _fibrous polypus_ is exceedingly dense and composed
of fibres, interlacing with each other in all directions. It is tough,
hard and incompressible; of a reddish, purple or livid hue. It is nearly
always solitary, may attain a large size, and is usually attached firmly
by a broad base, and not by a pedicle. The uterus, nose and maxillary
sinus, are its most common sites.
The _granular polypus_, is of rare occurrence. It is met with chiefly in
the uterus and in the ear. It is generally small, of a pale, greyish, or
whitish color, soft and fragile in consistence, and globular, conical,
or ovoidal in shape. Its structure is granular, homogeneous and
inelastic.
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