The Hahnemannian monthly . of the screw resulted in such annoying symptoms, that Iwas obliged to desist and remove the snare. On the 4th of May,Loewenbergs retro-nasal forceps were introduced, the tumor firmlygrasped, and downward traction made, when to my surprise theneoplasm yielded en masse, accompanied by a creaking, tearing haemorrhage was quite sharp, but with the head thrown forward,it all came from the right nostril ; the blood lost measured twoounces; the tumor weighed one-half ounce, measured 2| x 1 x |inches, was quite hard, lobulated, pediculated, and waxy-white. The pati


The Hahnemannian monthly . of the screw resulted in such annoying symptoms, that Iwas obliged to desist and remove the snare. On the 4th of May,Loewenbergs retro-nasal forceps were introduced, the tumor firmlygrasped, and downward traction made, when to my surprise theneoplasm yielded en masse, accompanied by a creaking, tearing haemorrhage was quite sharp, but with the head thrown forward,it all came from the right nostril ; the blood lost measured twoounces; the tumor weighed one-half ounce, measured 2| x 1 x |inches, was quite hard, lobulated, pediculated, and waxy-white. The patient complained of gagging during the removal, and that 1891.] Enchondroma of the Naso-Pharynx. 393 the stars in heaven. On the 17th of May, well, breathed normally, slept well, and had not suffered in any way for ten days. The rhinoscopic mirror failed to detect atrace of the growth. The foregoing figure taken from a photographic negatise made-soon after the removal of the neoplasm, will give its actual size and. Chondrom showing Cartilage Cells and Fibrous S roma (2>0x). general contour. The appended report is from Dr. Visclier, who,with the kind assistance of Dr. Jose Congosto, most skilfully made VOL XXM.—26 304 T7ie Ilahnemannian Monthly. [June, the micro-photographic negative of one of the sections of the growthfrom which the following cut was taken. 1429 Poplar Street, Doctor: The following is a description of the growth (a typical chon-drom with more than usual fibrous stroma) which you submitted for was somewhat larger than a pigeons egg, pyriform, of a very firm consistence,and of an almost waxy-white color. On section the tumor showed some bands ofa yellowish-white color, and cut like wax. After making section, it was stained withlithion carmin and hematoxylin. The microscope showed fields of fibrous tissuerather richly supplied with vessels; portions of the growth were composed of astroma of connective tissue with cart


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