550 Diseases of Connective Tissue. 



cliarged blood, and several severe bleedings occurred from it shortly after 

 one another. The bursa and surrounding parts were dissected from the 

 front of the patella, and the patient made a good recovery. 



The greater mass of the swelling is apparently caused by 

 extravasated blood. The case seems to have been one of 

 sarcoma, developing in the thickened bursa. G. C. 3445. 



Presented bu CiiXRLEU \V. Catiicart, F.R.C.S.E., 1893. 



Fascle and Connective Tissue. 



{It has not been tJioiight necessary to rejjeat here the headings of the groups which, 

 have usually preceded that of ^^ New Growths") 



Nkw Growths. 

 Ranging from the simple slow-growing forms whose tissues- 

 are well developed to the malignant rapidly growing forms- 

 whose tissues are more or less embryonic. 



Fatty Tm/iours. 

 9. 21. Fatty Tumour.— Small fatty tumour— in spirit. 



It was removed from over the lumbar spinous processes of a young- 

 woman. There was some difficulty in diagnosing it, especially as its date- 

 of origin was uncertain. The possibilities were a chronic abscess, spina 

 bifida, or a fatty tumour. 



The specimen is a good illustration of the lobulated char- 

 acter of a simple fatty tumour. G. C. 3208. 

 Presented by A. G. Miller, F.R.C.S.E., 1890. 



9. 22. Fatty Tumour. — Large fatty tumour, with a portion of ad- 

 herent skin — in spirit. 



It was removed from over the loin of a man. 

 The specimen shows on a larger scale than the last the 

 lobules and fibrous septa of a simple fatty tumour. 



G. C. 3168. 

 Presented by John Shaw MacLarex, F.R.C.S.E. 



