A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . already of large size, forming an immense protuberance, which bore upon thewalls of the abdomen in every direction, without causing the slightest inconveni-ence, save what resulted from its bulk. The suiface of the colloid tumor is generally rough, knobby, or distinctlylobulated, according to the volume and arrangement of the component it bears a strong resemblance to the exterior of a pudding knife, as it passes through it, makes a creaking noise ;. it contains very littlecellular substan


A system of surgery : pathological, diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative . already of large size, forming an immense protuberance, which bore upon thewalls of the abdomen in every direction, without causing the slightest inconveni-ence, save what resulted from its bulk. The suiface of the colloid tumor is generally rough, knobby, or distinctlylobulated, according to the volume and arrangement of the component it bears a strong resemblance to the exterior of a pudding knife, as it passes through it, makes a creaking noise ;. it contains very littlecellular substance, and the investing cyst is usually very thin. In the largermasses, vessels of considerable size may be seen running over the surface, andpenetrating the walls of the principal cysts, without, however, passing throughtheir contents. Colloid consists of two component elements, a stroma, and the peculiar jelly-like matter from which the deposit derives its distinctive features. The formeris of a fibrous character, and is arranged in such a manner as to form cells, loculi,


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