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Reports of cases being in order, Dr. J. Cur tis Michener reported a case of 
transverse fracture of the patella, with recovery. 
Inversion of the uterus in the cow, and the value of amputation of that 
organ, was brought up and evoked quite a lengthy discussion by many of the 
members. 
It was decided to hold the next meeting at Easton, and that Drs. Goentner, 
Bridge and Keil prepare papers for the same. 
After the transaction of some minor business the meeting adjourned. 
_ W. Horace Hoskins. 
KEYSTONE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
At a regular monthly meeting of the Keystone Veterinary Association held 
on February 4, 1888, at the Veterinary Department of the University of Pennsyl¬ 
vania, Dr. Zuill called the meeting to order at 8 o’clock. 
At roll call eleven members responded. 
After the usual legislative business had been gone through with Dr. Formad 
began a very able and instructive address on Tumors, in which he stated he wished 
our members to all assist as much as possible in bringing any that they might 
have in their collections, so as to make it as complete as possible. 
He presented a very complete classification of them on the blackboard and 
placed them in the order of their frequency. 
Fibroma, the first on the list, he stated to consist of a simple collection of 
connecting tissue. There are two varieties, the hard and soft, the former more 
common in man. Myxoma always starts as fibromia, also false muroma is of this 
variety. Specimens were then exhibited from neck of mule and testicle of horse. 
In regard to sipoma the Doctor said it was found as frequently in animals as man, 
always grew peupheral and is a fibroma filled or infiltrated with fat. 
An enormous sipoma taken from the leg of a dog by Dr. Zuill was then pre¬ 
sented for inspection, together with numerous other beautiful specimens from the 
college museum, among which was a polyphoid myxoma which occurred in 
the ventricle of the brain of a horse, producing wonderful cerebral disturbances 
before death. Under the head of condroma and ostro condroma, so common in 
man, and which reach enormous proportions at times, there were no specimens to 
present. The Doctor said ostio-orma was a true bone tumor caused by irritation 
of the bone substance. 
Ostiophytis grow in muscles and are common in the shoulders of soldiers who 
have to carry heavy weapons, also frequently found in the brain of the African. 
Odontoma is like ivory in composition and structure. 
Muroma is made of pure nerve tissue, develops slowly and is very painful. 
A specimen from the radial nerve of horse was presented. The Doctor said cutan¬ 
eous muroma was a cause of neuralgia; it is n<m-medulated. 
Myoma is made up of muscular tissue. 
Rhaldomyoma is congenital, usually occurring in kidney, common in human 
practice but rare in veterinary. A specimen from kidney of pig was shown. 
Angioma constitutes the “ birth-marks” in man. 
Lymph angioma causes large eyelids and thick lips in man; not seen in ani¬ 
mals. Lymph angioma is benign and the Doctor has seen it in pigs. 
Onychoma is a thickening of the epidermis ; occurs as corns under harness, 
etc. A specimen from the museum was then presented, which was taken from a 
