. Diseases of infancy and childhood . femora. The prognosis was bad. The patient died of emaciation and exhaus-tion within, a year. Lipoma. Fatty groAvths arc occasionally seen in children. Thev oooiir on thescalp, on the back, and I have seen them on the buttocks. Thoy requirethe same treatment as fatty growths in adults. (^Sco article in iho sectionon ^New-born Babv on Cono-onital Sacral Tumor.) 846 ABNORMAL GROWTHS. Enchonduomata. These hard growths are usually found on the fingers and toes. Theyare found in the neighborhood of the joints^ with which they are closelyallied. A case of this k
. Diseases of infancy and childhood . femora. The prognosis was bad. The patient died of emaciation and exhaus-tion within, a year. Lipoma. Fatty groAvths arc occasionally seen in children. Thev oooiir on thescalp, on the back, and I have seen them on the buttocks. Thoy requirethe same treatment as fatty growths in adults. (^Sco article in iho sectionon ^New-born Babv on Cono-onital Sacral Tumor.) 846 ABNORMAL GROWTHS. Enchonduomata. These hard growths are usually found on the fingers and toes. Theyare found in the neighborhood of the joints^ with which they are closelyallied. A case of this kind which had several tumors removed occurred inmy practice:— Mary B., 10 years old. Family History.—Father healthy. Mother died of carcinoma of the one sister, who is healthy and married. Patienfs History.—Was breast-fed during infancy. Suffered with no gastricor enteric disorders. Had measles when several years old. Is not subject to anyclironie disease. Her extremities are normal excepting the affected liand. The. Fig. 290.—Enchondromata Involving the Thumb andIndex Finger. (Original.) mother stated the tumors had been present soon after birth. They were not painful,nor did they cause discomfort, so nothing was done until the child reached this case w^as referred by me to the surgical service of Dr. S. M. Landsman, who re-moved the grovrths. The case made a perfect recovery. Spina Bifida. Abnormal growths are frequently found in the lumbar region asso-ciated with the spinal cord. They are frequently seen in cases of hydro-cephalus. A case of spina bifida is reported in the chapter on Malforma-tions of the Spiue. Angeioma. Angeioma.—Large vascular growths are occasionally seen in case of this kind was seen by me, which I describe in the chapter on theJSTew-born Baby/^ page 57. GRANULOMATA. 847 Papillomata. This growth is occasionally seen in the larynx of infants and may he congenital. Symptoms.—Marked dyspnoea is usually
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