. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ?AbP z&m. Sprouting cell-groups in ascitic fluid : malignant disease ofovary anil peritoneum. 682 NEOPLASMS OF THE OVARIES, TUBES, AND BROAD LIGAMENTS. cell-groups described by Foulis, the presence of which in free peritonealfluid the writer still believes (in spite of the positive contrary assertionsof some observers) to render highly probable the existence of malignantor papillomatous growths in the peritoneum. Figure 33 represents theactual appearances observed under the microscope in a drop of asciticfluid removed from a doubtful case of the writ
. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ?AbP z&m. Sprouting cell-groups in ascitic fluid : malignant disease ofovary anil peritoneum. 682 NEOPLASMS OF THE OVARIES, TUBES, AND BROAD LIGAMENTS. cell-groups described by Foulis, the presence of which in free peritonealfluid the writer still believes (in spite of the positive contrary assertionsof some observers) to render highly probable the existence of malignantor papillomatous growths in the peritoneum. Figure 33 represents theactual appearances observed under the microscope in a drop of asciticfluid removed from a doubtful case of the writers, in which the diasr-nosis of cancer Avas confirmed by an explorative incision. A similardiagnosis, based on the same grounds, was made in several other instances,each time correctly. While the absence of these cells is by no means anargument against the presence of malignant disease, the writers personalexperience has led him to believe that they possess considerable diagnosticvalue,—an opinion recently expressed by so accurate an observer as
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