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question of priority of this alteration, and ends his paper by 
saying: The twisting of the uterus “ is possible every time that 
the length of the organ , when full, is sensibly greater in extent 
than the transversal diameter.’' 1 —Archives Veterinaire. 
CANCER OF THE TESTICLE IN A CRYPTORCHID HORSE. 
By M. Mauri. 
The subject had for six months, in the left groin, a tumor, at 
first of small size, but which gradually increased to that of a 
man’s head ; at the same time he was losing flesh, and becoming 
less ambitious to do his work. This tumor, which had become 
enormous, and whose base was formed by the testicle, extended 
to the anterior extremity of the sheath and towards the stifle- 
It had a globular form, and could not be defined at its base. It 
was hard, resisting, covered with a few hairs, and traversed by 
quite large blood-vessels running on its surface. Its temperature 
was not higher than that of the surrounding tissues. At the 
exploration by rectum, it was observed that the superior left 
inguinal ring was largely dilated, and that a bosselated, hard, 
somewhat movable tumor, of the size of the two fists, was 
hanging over it by the mesentery. 
The horse was operated upon, but died a short time after. 
Separated from the surrounding tissues, the tumor had the 
general appearance of a testicle of enormous dimensions. It 
weighed 4 kilogrammes 500 grammes, (about nine pounds). The 
microscopic examination left no doubt as to the nature of its 
structure. It constituted an encephaloid sarcoma, which had 
devoloped under the tunica albuginea of the testicle, whose 
resistance had allowed the organ to preserve its form while 
attaining its enormous proportions.— Annales de Belgique. 
EPILEPTIFORM AFFECTION IN HOUNDS. (AURICULAR 
ACARIASIS.) 
By M. Nocard. 
Under this title is related an affection which particularly 
attacks hounds, and is characterized by epileptiform fits. u In 
