Cyclopædia of obstetrics and gynecology (1887) (14784436172)

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Title: Cyclopædia of obstetrics and gynecology

Year: 1887 (1880s)

Authors: Grandin, Egbert H. (Egbert Henry), b. 1855, ed Bandl, Ludwig Billroth, Theodor, 1829-1894 Börner, Ernst, 1843-1914 Breisky, A Charpentier, Arthur Louis Alphonse, 1836-1899 Chrobak, Rudolf Gusserow, A Hegar, A. (Alfred), 1830-1914 Kaltenbach, Rudolph, 1842-1896 Müller, Peter, 1836-1922 Olshausen, Robert Michaelis von, 1836-1915 Winckel, F Zweifel, Paul

Subjects: Obstetrics Women Gynecology Obstetrics

Publisher: New York, W. Wood & Company

Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons

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Fig. 25.—Hypertropay of both Breasts. Girl 16 years old. the right. The greatest circumference on the left side was 32.22 in-ches, and 33 inches on the right. The skin over the breasts was some-what thickened but not especially adherent to the glandular tissue. Ex- 74 DISEASES OF THE FEMALE MA.AIMARY GLANDS. tensive venous plexuses were seen tlirough the skin. The patient had nopains in the breasts, but the weight was so great that she was obliged to

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Fig. 26.—Hypertrophy of both Breasts. Woman 22 years old. remain in bed. Examination of the abdomen and genitalia showed theexistence of pregnancy, at about tlie fifth month. TUMORS OF THE MAMMARY GLAND. 75 Operation on such extensive tumors was not to be thought of duringpregnancy. It seemed, however, that an attempt might be made to re-duce their size by compression; compression was tried at intervals for asiiort time with elastic bandage, but generally with ordinary cotton band-ages. After a few days the right breast appeared to be softer and smaller.But the pressure of the bandage caused some excoriations in the regionof the nipple, and intense erysipelas Avas developed on July 5th; on July6th the patient aborted and quickly collapsed, though there was no con-siderable hemorrhage, and death took place on July 7th. Examination of the liypertrophic glands showed that true hyperplasiawas present in part only, but that there were a number of large and small,soft and hard encapsulate

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