. The Boston medical and surgical journal . he broad ligament, a sort of sheath without ad-hesion. The right round ligament flattened out and elongated. Tothe right of round ligament, a depressed cicatrix, probably resultingfrom puncture. Tumor covered everywhere by peritoneum, except asmall portion of the posterior and lower surfaces. Section throughtumor showed its central portion to be a dense, tough, reddish graytissue, and a greater portion of the surface representing cavities; amesh-work of friable fibrous tissue filled with clear, amber-coloredfluid. In one part of the tumor, a decolori
. The Boston medical and surgical journal . he broad ligament, a sort of sheath without ad-hesion. The right round ligament flattened out and elongated. Tothe right of round ligament, a depressed cicatrix, probably resultingfrom puncture. Tumor covered everywhere by peritoneum, except asmall portion of the posterior and lower surfaces. Section throughtumor showed its central portion to be a dense, tough, reddish graytissue, and a greater portion of the surface representing cavities; amesh-work of friable fibrous tissue filled with clear, amber-coloredfluid. In one part of the tumor, a decolorized blood clot. The tumorwas enclosed in a dense, apparently fibrous wall, which could be enu-cleated from its peritoneal investment. The most intimate connectionbetween uterus and tumor was at about the middle third, where thetumor could not be enucleated from the uterus without injury to theuterine tissue. The tissues connecting the two were in the mainfibrous, containing, also, involuntary muscular fibres. All the other or-gans ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 129 As to the cause of death, that the patient never fully rallied fromthe last tapping was quite evident. She was, however, very comforta-ble, and talked about returning to her home. The announcement thatnothing could be done for her, although, as we have said before, she hadnever hinted at the least disappointment, must nevertheless have ex-erted a serious effect upon her, inasmuch as she had been for manyyears a great tax upon the patience and strength of an only daughter,who was herself an invalid. A CASE OF PUERPERAL PERITONITIS, WITHSUDDEN DEATH WHEN APPARENTLYNEARLY RECOVERED. By Francis J. Canedy, , of Shelburne Falls. Was called, March 19th, at 2 oclock, , to attend Mrs. S., aGerman woman, in labor with her fifth child. On my arrival, I foundthat the liquor amnii had escaped an hour before ; but, on making anexamination, found the uterus high up in the pelvis, so high, in fact,that it was with diffic
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