Operative gynecology : . Fig. 139.—Adeno-carcinoma of the Left Vulvo-vaginal Gland. The skin is thin, the pores coarse and widely separated, and a few hairs are seen scattered over thesurface. A large vein courses over the right under surface of the tumor, which contains a bloody fluid. majora, which can no longer be looked upon as connected with the vulvo-vaginalgland. It has been shown that adenoid elements can occur in this region, prob-ably from the misplacement of epithelial elements in early embryonic life;it is possible that the following case belongs to this group: 258 DISEASES OF THE


Operative gynecology : . Fig. 139.—Adeno-carcinoma of the Left Vulvo-vaginal Gland. The skin is thin, the pores coarse and widely separated, and a few hairs are seen scattered over thesurface. A large vein courses over the right under surface of the tumor, which contains a bloody fluid. majora, which can no longer be looked upon as connected with the vulvo-vaginalgland. It has been shown that adenoid elements can occur in this region, prob-ably from the misplacement of epithelial elements in early embryonic life;it is possible that the following case belongs to this group: 258 DISEASES OF THE EXTERNAL GENITALS. The patient was an American, fifty-five years old. She had had ten chil-dren and one miscarriage. The family history was negative. The menses hadceased seven months before she entered the hospital. At Christmas time, 1890, she noticed a swelling in the left labium ma jus,which grew slowly for six months, and then for two months it grew had no pain or discomfort, other than a dragging sens


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