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anterior surface of the pericardium. The upper portion of the gland 

 consisted of two finger-like processes, the tips of which were just 

 observable above the suprasternal notch. The left innominate vein was 

 firmly adherent to the posterior surface of the mass. The entire gland 

 measured 4J inches in length ; it varied in breadth from i J to 2 J inches. 

 The weight was 46 grammes. The cut surface was faintly granular, and 

 had a greyish-pink colour. 



Fig. 3.— Section of Thyroid Gland (Case i). 

 Shews the small size of the alveoli and the scantiness of colloid. Zeiss Ohj. A, Oc. 4. 



The Thyroid Gland (Fig. 2) was also greatly enlarged, the enlarge- 

 ment being confined to the lateral lobes, and practically symmetrical, 

 while the isthmus had remained unaffected, and was about the size of a 

 crowquill. The tip of the lobe on each side lay about an inch below the 

 upper border of the thyroid cartilage ; the base on each side was nearly 

 an inch below the lower border of the cricoid cartilage. The right lobe 

 measured 2f inches long by if broad. It weighed 39-5 grammes. The 

 left lobe measured 2 J by if inches, and weighed 29 grammes. The cut 



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