Gynecology . Fig. 81.—Contour of Abdomen with Uterine Fibroid. (After a photograph.) uterus, or from any interference with the venous exit of blood from the apparent rapid growth of fibroids is often due to enlargement simply fromedema. NEW GROWTHS 263 fundus Contcuumg hg^Kt \itffi Koonb Ino. J^Woxtva WUwolte. v v., Machinal WaXl ^erutccu. j^a^ou vu.^ Gvtvu^^ cy b Fig. 82.—Cervical drawing is from a specimen removed by operation. The lower two masses represent twoenormous cervical fibroids, one filling the pouch of Douglas and the other extending down into thev
Gynecology . Fig. 81.—Contour of Abdomen with Uterine Fibroid. (After a photograph.) uterus, or from any interference with the venous exit of blood from the apparent rapid growth of fibroids is often due to enlargement simply fromedema. NEW GROWTHS 263 fundus Contcuumg hg^Kt \itffi Koonb Ino. J^Woxtva WUwolte. v v., Machinal WaXl ^erutccu. j^a^ou vu.^ Gvtvu^^ cy b Fig. 82.—Cervical drawing is from a specimen removed by operation. The lower two masses represent twoenormous cervical fibroids, one filling the pouch of Douglas and the other extending down into thevagina nearly to the introitus. The vaginal wall was removed during the operation and is seen in thedrawing surrounding the lower myoma. Myxomatous degeneration, so-called, is a misleading term. It is simply anadvanced form of edema as a rule. The connective-tissue cells become so widelyseparated by the infiltrating serous fluid that they closely resemble microscop- 264 GYNECOLOGY ically true myxomatous cells. A better term for this change would be myxoma-toid degeneration. Cystic degeneration in some cases represents a still more marked serousinfiltration by which the fluid exudate becomes confined in certain areas, soas to create cavities in the tissue of the tumor. Enormous cysts may form bythe coa
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