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After the removal of the tumor the place should be 

 powerfully cauterized for the purpose .of destroying 

 all sarcomatous tissue and that there may be no re. 

 currence. Paquelin's thermo-cautery is frequently 

 used for this purpose with good results. 



If the tumor is again reproduced, the next oper- 

 ation must be made more thorough. The base of 

 the enlargement must be removed. The operation 

 should include the healthy tissue in every direction. 



To facilitate the removal of these tumors and in- 

 sure perfect safety the animal should be cast and 

 securely fastened, the operator having one or two 

 assistants to insure perfect saftey. 



Under the designation 4 Epulis' Professor Wil- 

 liams says: "a tumor of the gum often of a simple 

 growth, of the same consistency as the structure from 

 which it grows and not likely to be reproduced 

 when the exciting cause has been removed, and the 

 disease extirpated. Its frequent cause is caries of 

 some parts of the molar teeth. The lower jaw is its 

 most common seat. It commences at the root of 

 the molars, or in the alveolar ridges. The size and 

 extent of epulis are various; it may be confined 

 to the gum between two teeth, or it may involve 

 several if neglected and partake of a malignant 

 character." The disease may exist in two forms: the 

 benign and malignant. In his description Professor 

 Williams says that the former is smooth on the sur- 



