The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 8.—Osteoma of the left frontal sinus (seen from below). that surgical removal may be very difficult. They also occur asirregular outgrowths from the bones of the limbs, and are then knownas Exostoses (fig, 9). A common site for these is the inner and lowerend of the femur, at the point of attachment of the adductor muscle,and such a tumour seems to originate from an ossiiication of thetendon of this Fig. 9.—Exostosis of the femurproducedbythcossificationofthe FiG. 10.—Multiple chondr
The encyclopædia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information . Fig. 8.—Osteoma of the left frontal sinus (seen from below). that surgical removal may be very difficult. They also occur asirregular outgrowths from the bones of the limbs, and are then knownas Exostoses (fig, 9). A common site for these is the inner and lowerend of the femur, at the point of attachment of the adductor muscle,and such a tumour seems to originate from an ossiiication of thetendon of this Fig. 9.—Exostosis of the femurproducedbythcossificationofthe FiG. 10.—Multiple chondromatatendon of the adductor magnus. of the fingers. Chondrema (fig. 10).—Cartilaginous tumours are often found inchildren and young people growing from the bones of the limbsin the neighbourhood of the joints. They are frequently multiple,especially in the hands and feet. These tumours grow slowlyand are quite painless. Should removal be necessary, it is usuallyan easy matter. Odontoma.—Several varieties of this tumour have been describedarising in connexion with the teeth and due to delayed or faultydevelopment. They may cause great deformity of the jaw. A Myxoma is composed of loose, gelatinous connective tissuesimilar to that found in the umbilical cord. Some nasal polypiseem to be of this nature, but true myxomatous tumours are is. however, not uncommon for a fibroma or a sarcoma to beconverted by degeneration into myxomatous-like tissue. Neuroma.—A pure neuroma is very uncommon,
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