. Virginia medical semi-monthly. gedfifty years,gave the following history: Married An examination of this patient revealed theuterus perhaps five times as large as normal,nodular, and somewhat depressed, the cervixbeing within easy reach of the examiningfinger, which also revealed an ulcer upon thecervix, and the further fact that carcinoma ofthe cervix was complicated by fibroids of theuterus. A complete hysterectomy was undertaken,and was free from incident. Upon removal ofthe uterus, it was discovered that not only werethere fibriods in the structure of this organ,but also a subserous fibr
. Virginia medical semi-monthly. gedfifty years,gave the following history: Married An examination of this patient revealed theuterus perhaps five times as large as normal,nodular, and somewhat depressed, the cervixbeing within easy reach of the examiningfinger, which also revealed an ulcer upon thecervix, and the further fact that carcinoma ofthe cervix was complicated by fibroids of theuterus. A complete hysterectomy was undertaken,and was free from incident. Upon removal ofthe uterus, it was discovered that not only werethere fibriods in the structure of this organ,but also a subserous fibroid, situated on theposterior surface of the uterus, and about thesize of a small walnut, which had undergone 1898.] THE VIRGINIA MEDICAL SEMI-MONTHLY. 217 calcareous degeneration here shown. [See tig. 2. J CASE 111.—One of the most interesting speci-You can hear the sound as it is struck hy the mens I have to show you [see fig. 3] is thatnail. It was covered only hy peritoneum with taken from a negro woman, Maria Prosser, re-. Kio. 2.—Uterus and appendages from Case 2. A, Uterus containing myomata; B, Nodule whichhas undergone calcerous degeneration ; C, Cancerous cervix ; D, D, Uterine appendages.
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