The nomenclature of diseases / drawn up by a joint committee appointed by the Royal College of Physicians of London.

  • Royal College of Physicians of London.
Date:
1869
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    Note I.—In returning cases of cancer in more than one organ, specify in which the dis- ease is primary, and in wliich secondary. Note II.—State also the kind and duration of the disease in each case, and the nature of all operations, with their dates and results. Varieties: a. Scirrhus. Synonym, Hard cancer. Definition : Cancer characterised by hardness of the pri- mary tumour, and by a tendency to draw to it- self the neighbouring soft structures. When ulcerated, the sore is commonly deep, uneven, and bounded by a thick everted hard edge. b. Medullary cancer. Synonym, Soft cancer. De- finition: Cancer characterised by a smoothly- lobed surface, soft irregular consistence, great vascularity, and usually rapid growth and re- production. When ulcerated, it protrudes in large masses, which bleed copiously. Fungus haematodes is a term applied to some cases of medullary cancer, which are more than usually vascular. Hard encephaloid is a designation some- times applied to medullary cancei-s of unusually firm consistence. These two forms of the disease should be returned under the title of medullary cancer. c. Epithelial cancer. Synonyms, Cancroid; Epithe- lioma. Definition : Cancer characterised by its occurrence chiefly in parts naturally sup- plied with epithelium, and by the resemblance of its cells to those of the epithelium. d. Melanotic cancer. Synonym, Melanosis. Defi- nition : A cancer characterised by the presence of pigment. e. Osteoid cancer. Definition: A tumour usually commencing in the bones, consisting almost en- tirely of bone, and followed by similar growths in the glands and viscera. Note.—Cancer in mucous membranes, when covered by a villous growth, has received the name of Villous cancer. o