TUMOURS OF THE VAGINA AND UTERUS. 
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In a cow which had suffered from periodical bleeding from the vulva, Eckhard 
found a fibroma of the uterus, weighing 52 lbs. Gratia, in a cow, discovered 
a large fibromyoma that had existed for several years, and had repeatedly 
caused profuse bleeding. As the new growth rendered parturition difficult, 
Fig. 177.—Simple vaginal speculum. 
it was removed by ligature, but the animal died from acute peritonitis. 
Yon Bockum-Dolffs found tuberculosis of the uterus in a cow which had 
been regarded as pregnant. The animal was found on slaughter to have 
general tuberculosis, the uterus being greatly distended with caseous 
material. 
Symptoms. Tumours of the vagina sometimes appear beyond the 
vulva during urination, and becoming strangulated, are at once recog¬ 
nised; their position and extent are detected by palpation. The same 
Fig. 178.—Expanding vaginal speculum (closed). 
is true of new growths within the vagina. They seldom give trouble 
unless when of large size, and then because they injure the animal’s 
appearance, or interfere with parturition or urination. They frequently 
produce bleeding or chronic discharge from the vagina, which, in the 
case of ulcerating new growths, assumes a purulent character. The 
cysts which occur in cows sometimes protrude from the vulva, appearing 
as bladders about the size of a hen’s egg, and containing clear or turbid 
fluid. 
Tumours of the uterus are seldom recognised until they produce 
difficulty in parturition; they often render animals barren. In the 
