Descriptive catalogue of the pathological specimens contained in the Museum of Guy's Hospital.
- Guy's Hospital. Museum
- Date:
- 1894
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Descriptive catalogue of the pathological specimens contained in the Museum of Guy's Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![pelvic lymphatic glands were enlarged by malignant disease. No visceral growth was found. See Imp. vol. 9, p. \^y2 ; and Frep. 880. 1238 Melanotic Sarcoma of the Peritoneum. A ijortiou of a colon the serous covering of which presents numerous black nodules, varying in size from a pin's head to a pea. Histologicilly the deposits have the structure of a round-celled sarcoma containinff much brown pigment. From a woman, aet. 46, who suffered from a large melanotic growth upon the shin, and after death was found to have similar metastatic deposits in the heart, periosteum of tlie tibia, and in the lymphatic glands. See Preps. 1257 (50), 1400 (20), 1559 (35) [2nd Edit.]; Draioing, 52 (25); and Skin Catalogue, 2nd Edit. 1854, No. 292. 1239 Cystic Disease of the Omentum. A greatly thickened omentum the substance of which is converted into a congeries of thin-walled translucent cysts. The cysts vary in size from that of a small orange to a pea, and in the recent state contained a watery fluid. Histologically the walls of the cyst are composed of fibrous tissue, and present no evidence of malignant disease. James C, set. 45, was admitted under Mr. Cock for a gunshot wound of the knee, and died from tetanus. See Insp. 1805, No. 5. 1240 Peritoneal Cyst. Sloughing Pancreas. The posterior wall of a stomach, the duodenum, and a portion of the transverse colon seen from behind. The preparation is mounted to shew a cyst about three inches in diameter, occupying the situation of the upper part of the lesser sac of the peritoneum. The hinder wall of the sac has been partly removed and shews at its upper limit a mass of sloughing tissue consisting of the right half of the pancreas, the head of which has](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21535978_0460.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
