De Cura Cancri in Mamma. 45 



Materia ad generandum fcirrhum, quacunque demum de cair- 

 la orta, in cavo haeret, extra vafa, inde pro ratione hivmorum ad 

 tempus longum poteft tolerari, absque darnno corporis notabili. 

 Sihomo, caetera, vegetus eft. Degenerari tamen poteft. Aut 

 acrtmonia, aut viftus , aut vis externa hic fcenam ludunt, aut mo- 

 tus vitalis nimium auftus. Vix femper hominis eftcunfta evitare, 

 quin motus in vafis non augeatur. Motu auftiore fluida majori vi 

 impelluntur, vafa obftruuntur, oritur inflammatio, Quodfiinva- 

 fis circa fcirrhi fubftantiam faciliime margines inflammari po£> 

 funt , inflammatis fcirrhus evadit malignus , oritur cancer (k).. 



§, VL 



Materia degenerata , inflammatione accefTa , concretum fllud 

 maltgnum cancrofum tumet, rubet, per vices in imo tumore lari- 

 cinantes fentiuntur dolores. Dicla augentur , propullulat apex, dl- 

 ftenditur cutis , rumpitur, effiuit fanies acris tenuis , ichor , adefl: 

 cancer exulceratus. Progreflum optime defcripfit BOERHAAVE: 

 fafa fana, circa margines cancri vi fluentis vitalis liqutdi attrtta % 

 rumpuntur , hinc futredo f&tida , cadaverofa , ambientia ro- 

 denSy vicina exedens , frogrejjus in ambitum & inprofundum ad 

 partes vicinas emittendo undique radices maltgnas , quibus tenet 

 forttter 9 labia tumida y retorrida, horrenda , dolor intoUrabilis r 

 urens,furigens,rodens , color cineritius , lividus^ niger^ caiurt ' oc~ 

 culti adgtmdulas commumcantes , &c. (1),. 



$$ SVIL 



(k) Confer. Aphorifm. Boerhaav. 492. 



(1) vid. Aphorifm. 499. Legi quoque merentur celeber. ELLERI Ob. 

 fer-vationcs mcdicM & cbirttrihd in Noficomio Btrolimnjf dt la Charite di8* r 



annotata. 



