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cells, bloodvessels, and lymph spaces, the last mentioned being 

 situate towards the top of the photograph and being markedly 

 dilated. At the very top of the figure, and only partially shown, 

 comes the dense fibrous connective tissue which is continuous with 



Fig. 846. — Black Maduromycosis. 



the dense tissue, depicted in Fig. 846, which permeates and surrounds 

 the growth. Therefore the main features of the tumour may be 

 summarized as follows: — 



1. Fungus. 



2. Small cells, 



3. Giant cells and large cells. 



4. Small cells, connective tissue, bloodvessels, and lymph 



spaces. 



5. Dense connective tissue. 



The cells are separated by a variable amount of fine connective 

 tissue, which also supports large lymph spaces and bloodvessels. 

 Debris and pigmentary granules can also be seen. A special rare 

 feature of this layer is the presence of mononuclear cells containing 

 one or more eosinophile rounded bodies, which were first observed 

 in this pathological condition by Kanthack, and subsequently by 

 neirly all the other workers on the morbid histology of the black 



