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the impression of cyst or cold abscess, from which it can 

 only be differentiated by tapping with a trocar. 



The lipoma is usually found in the subcutem, subserous 

 or submucous tissue. In the large serous membranes, it 

 may be pedunculated. As these tumors are emphatically 



Fig. 80. 

 Sarcoma of the Testicle. 



benign they seldom warrant extirpation. In the bitch, when 

 located on the teats or groin, it is suf^cient to incise the 

 skin and enucleate them. If the skin is much distended a 

 cutaneous flap may be resected. 



4. MYXOMA. — The myxoma is constituted of mucous 



