Brain surgery . Fig. 5S.— Photograph of a Sarcoma Removed from the Frontal Lobe. Case measure above the tumor is divided into centimetres. was uniformly dark in color and very vascular. At thefirst inspection the surface seemed to be that of a much-congested ordinary cortical substance. It was, however,firmer in consistency than was normal, and a good-sizedsection was removed with the knife, and it was then clearthat the whole area exposed was tumor tissue. At theend of the section removed a distinct capsule was metwith, and following this with finger and blunt scissors, itwas not diff
Brain surgery . Fig. 5S.— Photograph of a Sarcoma Removed from the Frontal Lobe. Case measure above the tumor is divided into centimetres. was uniformly dark in color and very vascular. At thefirst inspection the surface seemed to be that of a much-congested ordinary cortical substance. It was, however,firmer in consistency than was normal, and a good-sizedsection was removed with the knife, and it was then clearthat the whole area exposed was tumor tissue. At theend of the section removed a distinct capsule was metwith, and following this with finger and blunt scissors, itwas not difficult to completely enucleate the large tumor, 236 BRAIX SURGERY. which extended in every direction beyond the edges ofthe opening already made in the skull. The tumor (Fig. 58) was oval in shape, measuring threeand one-half by one and three-quarter inches. It wascompletely inclosed by a capsule, and after its removal alarge cavity in the cortex remained. This cavity bledprofusely at every point, the hemorrhag
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