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PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SURGERY 



TREATMENT. — The only appropriate treatment is sur- 

 gical intervention. The sooner the tumor is removed the 



Fig. 77. 

 Stroma of a Soft Glandular Carcinoraa. a. Section of Cellulo-Cancerous 

 Cylinders, b. Fasciculi of the Stroma, c. Fusiform Cells Extending 

 Transversly from One Fasciculus to Another, along which is 

 Deposited the Fundamental Substance Serving for the Forma- 

 tion of a New Fasciculus, d. Infiltration of Round Cells 

 Within the Stroma (300 Diameters) . 



greater will be the chances of effecting a complete cure. In 



the beginning sarcoma develops slowly. It is essential, not 





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Fig. 78. 

 Carcinoma of the Kidneys of a Dog. 



only to enucleate the growth, but also to completely extir- 

 pate its capsule when one exists. Enucleation is always an 

 imperfect operation and may be followed by recurrence, 



