. Cyclopædia of obstetrics and gynecology. Fig. 38.—Sabulous Bodies (calcified epithelial pearls) in a Retracting Carcinoma ofTHE Mamma; enlargement corresponding to about Hartnack, Syst. 7. (Ackermann.) was, therefore, no reason for extirpating it, as it certainly was not car-cinoma. When the tumor was cut into at the autopsy, it was recognizedas an exquisite specimen of a laminated cholesteatoma, a giant cholestea-toma. In the apparently well-developed, firm breast, there was not atrace of glandular tissue to be found; the whole organ consisted of fattytissue (the heart and liver were also v
. Cyclopædia of obstetrics and gynecology. Fig. 38.—Sabulous Bodies (calcified epithelial pearls) in a Retracting Carcinoma ofTHE Mamma; enlargement corresponding to about Hartnack, Syst. 7. (Ackermann.) was, therefore, no reason for extirpating it, as it certainly was not car-cinoma. When the tumor was cut into at the autopsy, it was recognizedas an exquisite specimen of a laminated cholesteatoma, a giant cholestea-toma. In the apparently well-developed, firm breast, there was not atrace of glandular tissue to be found; the whole organ consisted of fattytissue (the heart and liver were also very fatty). The tumor lay closeunder the skin, but without being closely adherent to it. Whether thischolesteatoma proceeded from a lobule of the mamma or from a somewhatdeeply situated sebaceous gland of the skin, I could not determine afterexamination of it (which on account of its rarity I did not care to dissect).It happened that about this time I saw a woman with an atheroma of theleft breast as large as a pigeons egg, which certai
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