The weekly Louisianian., 1872-10-26

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Ipedt Of cells upon tn srfaosofthas
pspilie separate thsm moro w3del
apart
Al these cells are wholly e1e$vaa
cular and dependent on pe3oolation
for what food they draw from h
economy, q process Of disinteg7atio'
is continually going on in them, ant
the surface of parts not subject I.
evaporation il soaked in the putris
remains Of cells.
How FIR this aids III the spread o
the disease by exciting indammator.
action, and liberation Of sound struc
ture is hard for N "a. ~.
On mucous membranes this tenden
" to u~lcerate Is very marked. Cauli
flower growths on the; viterus for ex
ample, although prominent on th'
surface aud consisting Of hypertro
plies Of the epithelial cells have thereon
alterations which may destroy larg.
portions Of the organ.
The ulcer, when. exposed, presents
jagged irregular margins and surface.
enlarged Papillise are visible during
the early period Of, the disease when
the surface Is wiped free from the dis.
charge. At the edges they may be
detected 1t any period.
The neighboring glands are effected
irregularly sometimes, not always;
sometimes at IN early stage. ..0--
Upon the whole, the impression on
my mind is, that the tendency to A.
feet neighboring glands is the greatest
when tho disease has it's seat on the
membrane, and least when it
is on the akin; but no positive rule
oan be given at present as to tho local
General infection must be extremely
rare for those who oppose the classif-
into cancer and canceroid can
but very few satisfactory cases Of
general poisoning from genuine Cpl
-
The disease generally destroys life
by local destruction and general waste,
but without anything which can be
called special or peculiar caehexia.
When removed, euen completely, it
return in an aggravated
more virulent than the original
disease. But this is quite exceptional.
In the majority of case where the
is completely removed it either
ioes not return or does 60 after a very
interval.
All these facts show that there is
much less tendency toward general
than in cancer, and justify
Is in CHASING them apart; especially,
IS their structure is different.
Another class Of tumors to which
he name ibro plastic is given as I !
;hink rather incorrectly, because the
lame includes several tumors Of rare
occurrence, and diversified popularity.
The hbro plastic shell is not the gen.
raj nor special element Of any tumor
+ q cancroid nature, but the elements
these 6bro plastic growths resemble
/ more than any other cell.
The fbro plastic cell is found in
lymph which is undergoing tho
'rooess Of organization md is conse-
found in tumours of any kind.
The class of growths to which 1 now
llude arc fibre neucleatcl and recur-
Bnt fbroid.
The microscopic elements Of which
icy are composed are small and very
ale. They contain q small naucleus,
nd have q tendency to become dlon-
ated into imperfect fbres arranged I
q radiating manner and little organ. {
ed. There is no juice obtained :
ON o section of these tumours, and a
Though they bleed freely when cut it a
'ould seem to be rather for some want I
{ power in their arteries to contract !
IAN from the number OF size Of the !
essels contained in them. II squeezed
torn up they break into little acini
hich are remarkably tough and re-
=
he minute fbro cells appear to "a
iate from the point in each acinus by ,
hich it is attached to the rest. The l
|mour which il situated under the {
in, and I believe always unoonnected Z
IT'D it, is firm, moderately elastic, IT. l
gularly lobulated, movable among
Q tissues and solitary, it does not If 4
ct the skin nor nsighboring glands, !. I
cept by direct contact through the !
nor does it produce gen. .
NJ cachexia independent Of waste a. .
ncers do. q
It's strongest and most unaocountable I.
culiarity is its frequent and rapid .
currence after the most complete ab- u
ion after amputation whom perform .
the seat Of the disease. It 4
1rably returns in three q. four 4