Modern surgery, general and operative . Osteoma of femur. 410 Tumors or Morbid Growths Treatment.—Remove chondromata whenever possible, for, if allowed toremain undisturbed, thev are apt to resent this hospitality by becoming 1. Fig. 177.—Osteoma of humerus. sarcomatous. A chondroma of the testicle and of a salivary gland is sure to besarcomatous. In an ordinary chondroma incise the capsule and take away the growth, using chisels and gouges ifnecessary. Incomplete removal meansinevitable recurrence. Amputation isvery rarely demanded. In chondro-sarcoma incision must be outside of thecapsule. L
Modern surgery, general and operative . Osteoma of femur. 410 Tumors or Morbid Growths Treatment.—Remove chondromata whenever possible, for, if allowed toremain undisturbed, thev are apt to resent this hospitality by becoming 1. Fig. 177.—Osteoma of humerus. sarcomatous. A chondroma of the testicle and of a salivary gland is sure to besarcomatous. In an ordinary chondroma incise the capsule and take away the growth, using chisels and gouges ifnecessary. Incomplete removal meansinevitable recurrence. Amputation isvery rarely demanded. In chondro-sarcoma incision must be outside of thecapsule. Loose bodies in the joints, ifproductive of much annoyance, are to beremoved, the joint being opened withthe strictest antiseptic care. Amputationis sometimes performed for a solitary cystof a long bone, the surgeon having lookedupon the growth as sarcomatous. If acorrect diagnosis is arrived at, an attemptshould be made to remove the cyst with-out amputation. Bergmann succeededin extirpating such a mass from the are tumors which arecomposed of osseous tissue. Sir says that osteomata areossifying chondromata. Osteomata take origin from bone, cartilage, con-nective tissue, especially tissue
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