. American practice of surgery ; a complete system of the science and art of surgery . pearance being that of a soft, wrinkled prominence or a pen-dulous bag-like growth, of a size varying from a very small tumor up to thedimensions of a pear or an even larger object. It sometimes has a lobulated,corrugated, or puckered surface, and, when dirt fixes itself in its recesses, itmay give the tumor a dark or black color. Usually the color is that of thesurrounding skin. Sometimes these growths form large flaps of skin, a con-dition to which the term dermatolysis has been applied. In many instances
. American practice of surgery ; a complete system of the science and art of surgery . pearance being that of a soft, wrinkled prominence or a pen-dulous bag-like growth, of a size varying from a very small tumor up to thedimensions of a pear or an even larger object. It sometimes has a lobulated,corrugated, or puckered surface, and, when dirt fixes itself in its recesses, itmay give the tumor a dark or black color. Usually the color is that of thesurrounding skin. Sometimes these growths form large flaps of skin, a con-dition to which the term dermatolysis has been applied. In many instances they are undoubtedly nsevi, and they frequently occur,as in the accompanying illustration (Fig. 52), in association with pigmentednsevi or lentigines. They also are an accompaniment of adenoma sebaceum,which is undoubtedly a nsevus formation. Treatment.—They are easily snipped off with scissors, and, as they areeminently benign growths, they rarely recur. The larger flaps of skin, constitut-ing dermatolysis, sometimes require a more extensive operation, but rarely adifficult Tig. 52.—Multiple Fibromata of the Chest,Abdomen, and Arms. (Original.) 372 AMERICAN PRACTICE OF SURGERY. MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM. It is not for what they are, but for what they may be thought to be, thatthese httle tumors are of importance. They themselves rarely cause any in-convenience and never any damage. The tumors of molluscum contagiosum look like little unpigmented molesor warts. They are small, fleshy, rounded, prominent tumors, that vary in sizefrom that of a pins head to that of a pea, and they rarely attain a larger size.(Plate XIV.) They have usually the color of the skin, and are smooth and waxy-looking, but they may be pink or even red. They may sit on the skin on a broadbase, or the base may be constricted. At first glance, they present every appear-ance of being prominent fleshy moles, but on closer inspection it will be foundthat they possess one well-marked feature that distingui
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