On the origin, structure, and mode of development of the cystic tumours of the ovary / by Wilson Fox, M.D.

  • Fox, Wilson, 1831-1887.
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[1864]
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Credit: On the origin, structure, and mode of development of the cystic tumours of the ovary / by Wilson Fox, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Plate Vm. Fig. 1, A, B. Represents nuclei and fibres of the inner layers of the stroma of a parent cyst. At B the nuclei are seen with one or more nucleoli. Nuclei mea- sure xs'ijij X fioo inch, nucleoli from to gnji] inch. Chromic acid prep. X 1200 diam.. c. Nucleated cells from wall of a thin-walled cyst. One is seen with two nuclei; all have a nucleolus. Length of cells from 2nn t 5^(5 inch. Nuclei average ^^'j^ X 75(50 inch. Recent prep. X 690 diam. Fig. 2, A. Stratified layer of cells on interior of walls of parent cyst; the superficial layers are columnar; the deeper, polygonal. At a a single cell of the superficial layer is seen, with two nuclei. B. Vertical section through wall of ovarian cyst, where the epithe- lium was flattened. The nuclei of the fibres beneath are seen assuming a rounded form. b, b. Show single cells removed by scraping from the upper layer. Recent prep. X 460 diam. c. The ordinary character of rounded cells in apposition, or sepa- rated by a small amount of intercellular substance, which forms the lining of an ovarian cyst. Cells = ^roi nucleus ^j'^ inch in diameter. Recent prep. X 460 diam. D, V. Large round cells from surface of smaller papillary growths. Some with one, some with more nuclei. At d the nuclei are seen free, and in a state of fatty degeneration. Size of cells averages from to jj'jn inch, of nuclei j^jj inch. Recent prep. X 460 diam. E. Lining of cells in close apposition which could be stripped as a membrane from a thin-walled cyst. Average diameter of cells 7,Jjj inf;h, of nuclei 53^ inch. Recent prep. X 460 diam. Fig. 3. Represents the commencing production of secondary cysts from Graafian follicles. In both a and b a narrow tubular process is seen connecting two follicles. It is a question whedicr two adjacent follicles have thus opened into one another, or whether one is a dilatation of a process given off from the others. The