PRINCIPLES OP VETERINARY SURGERY 



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due to tumors having the characters of lymphadenomata 

 that develop under the irritating influence of the microbian 

 agents. (Fig. 87). These tumors develop in the lymphatic 

 glands, the spleen, in closed follicles, the liver, the testicles, 



Fig. 83. 



Hyaline Myxoma Developed in the Subcutem near the Angle of the Jaw 



(300 Diameters). 



the ovaries, the pancreas, etc. They are difficult to diag- 

 nose because of the impossibility of distinguishing them 

 from other lymphatic hypertrophies caused from a general 

 disease (peritonitis, tuberculosis, etc.) 



Fig. 84. 



Section of a Lipomatous-Myxoma. The Cells of the Mucous Tissue are 



Filled with Fat. a. Normal Cell. b. Cell with Fat Globule. 



c. Cell Completely Filled (250 Diameters). 



Iodides, iron and Fowler's solution have been given hy- 

 podermically for these grov\^ths, virith no appreciable re- 

 sults. Surgical intervention is likewise useless, owing to 

 the liability of recurrence. 



