Gynecology . Ccvr\Cfcv Fig. 103.— this case the patient, aged sixty-two at the time of operation, had never menstruated, thoughin earlier life she had had periodic molimina. The tumor seen in the cavity is a papillary adeno-carcinoma, probably of recent development. The contents of the uterine cavity were of a serouscharacter with brownish tinge. The outline of the cervix has been sketched in to show the absenceof a complete canal. The operation consisted of a supravaginal hysterectomy, the cystic nature ofthe uterus not being discovered until the specimen was opene
Gynecology . Ccvr\Cfcv Fig. 103.— this case the patient, aged sixty-two at the time of operation, had never menstruated, thoughin earlier life she had had periodic molimina. The tumor seen in the cavity is a papillary adeno-carcinoma, probably of recent development. The contents of the uterine cavity were of a serouscharacter with brownish tinge. The outline of the cervix has been sketched in to show the absenceof a complete canal. The operation consisted of a supravaginal hysterectomy, the cystic nature ofthe uterus not being discovered until the specimen was opened. and become disseminated to neighboring parts. Unlike cancer of the cervix, itusually does not invade the parametrium excepting by direct extension, aprocess which indicates a late stage of the disease. Metastasis to the regionallymph-glands is later than in cancer of the cervix. Occasionally cancer of thebody metastasizes to the tube and ovary in a comparatively early stage of itsgrowth, an extension rarely seen in cancer of the
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