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PETER BASSOE 



binauricular arc 39 cm., and the distance from glabella to inion 40 cm. 

 The nose was 7.5 cm. long and each nostril 3x1.5 cm. The circumference 

 of the chesf at the nipple level was 113 cm., at the costal margin 119 cm., 

 its lateral diameters respectively 38 cm. and 42cm. The circumference of 

 the wrist was 21 cm. on each side. (Fig. 4.) The length of fingers, be- 

 ginning with thumb, was: right, 9, 8.75, 9.25, 8.25 and 7.5 cm. ; left, 8.5, 



Fig. 2. Case of advanced acromegaly 

 with blindness. (Case of Dean Lewis.) 



Fig. 3. Side view of pa- 

 tient shown in Fig. 2, 

 showing typical kyphosis. 

 (Case of Dean Lewis.) 



8, 8.5, 8, 7.5 cm. Length of toes was: right, 12.75, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5, 7.5 cm. ; 

 left, 12.5, 6, 6, 7, 7 cm. 



Splanchnomegaly was marked, the weight of some of the organs being: 

 heart 620 g., right lung 1840 g., left lung 2136 g., liver 3030 g., spleen 525 

 g., right kidney 370 g., left kidney, 410 g., right testicle 20 g., left testicle 

 25 g., right adrenal 20 g., left adrenal 17 g., thyroid 102 g., brain 1496 g. 

 X<> thynms tissue was found. The length of the small intestine was 34% 

 feet, of the large intestine 7 feet, and of the appendix 13 cm. 



Description of Skeleton. 1 The Cranium. The cranium is dolichoce- 

 phalic. All sutures are obliterated. The superciliary ridges are markedly 



*I am greatly indebted to Dr. D. B. Phemister for most valuable aid in the study 

 of this skeleton. 



