The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 662.—Comijouiad Cysts of Breast. been ably investigated liy Sir B. Brodie. He finds that, in tlie first in-stance, one or more membranous cysts, containing serum, are formed inthe breast; the fluid gradually becomes darker in color, and opaque;after a time a fibrinous excrescence, of a lobulated or foliated form,springs up into the interior of the cyst, gradually displacing and occa-sioning absorption of the contained fluid, and at last filling up the wholeof its interior; and then coming in
The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 662.—Comijouiad Cysts of Breast. been ably investigated liy Sir B. Brodie. He finds that, in tlie first in-stance, one or more membranous cysts, containing serum, are formed inthe breast; the fluid gradually becomes darker in color, and opaque;after a time a fibrinous excrescence, of a lobulated or foliated form,springs up into the interior of the cyst, gradually displacing and occa-sioning absorption of the contained fluid, and at last filling up the wholeof its interior; and then coming into contact with the capsule by which 568 DISEASES OF THE BREAST. it is compressed, or with which it maybe firmly incorporated, the wholetumor is converted into a solid mass, in wiiicii the remains of the cyststill continue to be perceptible. Sir B. Brodie thinks that there is rea-son for believing that a growth of a fibrinous substance takes place from. Iig. 663.—Breast laid opea alter removal, showing compound Cysts deeply seated inMammary Gland, mistaken for Scirrhus. the outer side of the cyst as well, thus adding to the general size of thebreast. If one of the larger cysts be laid open, or if the pressure of theintracystic growth cause inflammation and ulceration of its capsule, thismay at last be perforated, and a fungous mass will sprout througli it,])resenting many of the ordinary symptoms of a malignant growth ;being irregular, dark-colored, bleeding readily, and increasing rapidlyin size. When such changes as these have taken place, the tumor as-sumes a formidable character, and will rapidly prove fatal by the induc-tion of exhaustion and hectic. Tumors of this description, composed ofc^^sts having intrac3stic growths sprouting from their interior, mayattain an immense magnitude and weight. They have been met with ofsix:, eight, or even twelve pounds weight; but by far the largest is onedescribed \>y Velpeau, which weig
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