Notes for students. Pathological anatomy : a guide in the post-mortem room / by Robt. J. Lee.

  • Lee, Robert James
Date:
1879-
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Credit: Notes for students. Pathological anatomy : a guide in the post-mortem room / by Robt. J. Lee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the large vessels, indurated and infiltrated, giving rise to ‘cellulitis’, ‘thrombosis’, etc. The cervix uteri may be hypertrophied, ulcerated, affected with scirrhus, epithelioma, etc. These forms of cancerous disease affect the mucous membrane, muscular tissue,and surrounding structures, as in other organs of analogous nature. The most common disease of the muscular tissue is the formation of fibrous tumours in the walls of the uterus. These may be quite small, yellowish- white, and very ‘ cartilaginous’; or they may be large, soft, and composed more or less of muscular tissue (myoma). Note their size, texture, and position. Any special form of disease should be examined in the laboratory. The Ovaries. Examine their surface ; note size, irregularities, etc. As these organs are composed of the fibrous tissue or stroma, and of the Graafian vesicles, morbid changes are observed. in these structures, and should be de- scribed separately. Divide the ovaries by section through the large cir- cumference. Note state of Graafian vesicles, true or false corpora lutea, cysts, ete. In examining tumours of the ovaries we notice cysts and solid tissues; the contents of cysts are fluid— ‘clear’, colourless, yellow, purulent, etc.; or gelatinous, colloid, ete. The solid tissue, if much increased, is usually af- fected with some form of cancerous disease (sarcoma).
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