. The principles and practice of surgery. Gelatiniform Cancer. 250 Same, treated with acetic acid. vascular and shining appearance. Its boundaries are not always welldefined, its base being generally much broader than its summit. When 512 MELANOSIS. Fig. 271. it opens spontaneously or is opened freely by the knife, it seldom closesagain, but either ulcerates or throws out an irrepressible fungus. Treatment.—Early and complete extirpation by the knife is our onlyresource. When encephaloma attacks the extremities, amputation is theproper alternative. Occasionally, but not often, the
. The principles and practice of surgery. Gelatiniform Cancer. 250 Same, treated with acetic acid. vascular and shining appearance. Its boundaries are not always welldefined, its base being generally much broader than its summit. When 512 MELANOSIS. Fig. 271. it opens spontaneously or is opened freely by the knife, it seldom closesagain, but either ulcerates or throws out an irrepressible fungus. Treatment.—Early and complete extirpation by the knife is our onlyresource. When encephaloma attacks the extremities, amputation is theproper alternative. Occasionally, but not often, the knife has accom-plished a permanent cure. Gelatiniform Cancer. Syn., Carcinoma Alveolare, r. Mu-cous, Myxomatous, Gelatinous or Colloid Cancer.—This form of cancer occurs most frequently in theovaries, the testes, in serous membranes,especially the peritonaeum, in the stom-ach and large intestines. It, in general,grows rapidly and to a great size. It isoften associated with other forms of can-cer, such as the hard or fibrous or themedullary, and in such cases its ma
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