Gynaecology for students and practitioners . :r/- KSs. - ^ -. C-s* .^ -_5t.;V 9 »•:# ;? ? V 4 • , v-^-:. ^-^ :.?-?. ?•.;.*?. ;./^iV>- - f ^:>,??/? ??^:;f *:^:: , if - -. ij*/ « ; ? , ? » s ... ..V^ ?,, .^. Fig. 261. Sarcoma of the Uterus, x 105. Showing a wide zone of necrosison the surface of the growth. The growth demonstrates a common featureof uterine sarcoma, a mixture of cells comprising spindle, round, oat-shaped and giant cells. visceral metastases are found in over 70 per cent. (Veit), the organsmost frequently affected being the lungs and the liver ; metastases als

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Gynaecology for students and practitioners . :r/- KSs. - ^ -. C-s* .^ -_5t.;V 9 »•:# ;? ? V 4 • , v-^-:. ^-^ :.?-?. ?•.;.*?. ;./^iV>- - f ^:>,??/? ??^:;f *:^:: , if - -. ij*/ « ; ? , ? » s ... ..V^ ?,, .^. Fig. 261. Sarcoma of the Uterus, x 105. Showing a wide zone of necrosison the surface of the growth. The growth demonstrates a common featureof uterine sarcoma, a mixture of cells comprising spindle, round, oat-shaped and giant cells. visceral metastases are found in over 70 per cent. (Veit), the organsmost frequently affected being the lungs and the liver ; metastases alsooccur, though much less frequently, in the intestines, the spleen, and thekidneys. Urinary and faecal fistulas are seldom caused by sarcoma. * 512 GYNECOLOGY Clinical Features, Sarcoma of the uterus occurs both in infancyand childhood, and an instance in a fcBtus has been recorded byPhillips ; but the great majorit

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