The pathology and surgical treatment of tumors / by N. Senn.

  • Senn, Nicholas, 1844-1908.
Date:
1895
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Credit: The pathology and surgical treatment of tumors / by N. Senn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    CONTENTS. PAGE I. Origin and Nature of Tumors 17 Definition, 19. Histological and Clinical Differences between a Tumor and an Inflammatory Swelling, 20. Histogenesis, 24. II. Morphology and Multiplication of Tumor-cells 28 Morphology, 28. Karyokinesis, 30. III. Anatomy and Biology of Tumors 34 Blood-vessels, 35. Lymphatic Vessels, 35. Nerves, 36. Biology, 37. Relation of Tumors to Adjacent Tissues, 40. IV. Pathology of Tumors 42 Fatty Degeneration, 43. Mucoid Degeneration, 44. Colloid Degen- eration, 44. Amyloid Degeneration, 45. Hyaline Degeneration, 45. Caseation, 46. Calcification or Cretefaction, 47. Ossification, 48. Interstitial Hemorrhage and Thrombosis, 48. Capsule of Tumor, 51. Lymphatic Glands, 51. Inflammation, 52. Ulceration, 52. Grafting of a Malignant upon a Benign Tumor, 53. V. Tumors in Plants and Animals 55 Tumors in Plants, 55. Tumors in Animals, 57. VI. Etiology of Tumors 61 Congenital Tumors. 61. Heredity, 62. Race, 65. Climate, 66. Age, 66. Sex, 68. Traumatism, 69. Irritation, 70. Inflammation. 70. Contagion, 70. VII. Clinical Aspects of Benign and Malignant Tumors 72 Relative Frequency with which Different Organs are Affected by Tumors, 72. Benign Tumors, 73. Malignant Tumors, 75. Local Infection, 76. Regional Infection, 76. General Infection, ]•]. Fre- quency of Recurrence after Extirpation, 79. Intrinsic Tendency of the Tumor to Destroy Life, 80.