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one nearly the size of a baseball occupied nearly the whole 
cavity. This large granulation, or tumor, was smooth exter¬ 
nally, although its surface was somewhat irregular. It was 
attached to the membrane by quite a large base; yielded but 
little to the pressure of the finger; it was of a light pinkish 
color. The same thickened condition of the membrane of the 
nasal sinuse existed, with, however, no granulations. 
A microscopical examination of the membrane and tumor 
was made and was found to be of a sarcomatous nature of the 
large cell variety. This is indeed a very interesting condi¬ 
tion, as it may be one of the common causes of such affec¬ 
tions. We may at least suspect it when we have a discharge 
of a pearly-white color, which may not be very abundant, 
and principally when we have a rapid enlargement of the 
bones covering the sinuses. 
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ABSCESS OF THE BREAST. 
Translated by R. Middleton, A.M., D.V.S., Philadelphia, Pa. 
This embraces two varieties, to wit: superficial or external- 
acne, and deep or internal, which includes the ordinary ab¬ 
scess and the so-called “ cold ” abscess. It is only the latter 
variety that is spoken of in this article, and which alone merits 
the term. This has its situation either in or beneath the mas- 
toido-humeralis, anterior to and somewhat above the scapulo¬ 
humeral articulation. The swelling varies in size from a hen’s 
egg to a cocoanut, and at first is usually painless. It is char¬ 
acteristic of this formation that it possesses pus in its center, 
and despite the first impression is never sharply circumscribed 
in its extent. The development may or may not be rapid ; for 
instance, we have observed such an abscess, the size of one’s 
fist, to remain on a coach horse throughout a whole year, 
without remarking increase in its size. After the appearance 
of the swelling the animal was used for equestrian purposes; 
in this way can we account possibly for the chronic course of 
same. 
