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Identifier: breastitsanomali00deav (find matches)
Title: The breast: its anomalies, its diseases, and their treatment
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Deaver, John B. (John Blair), 1855-1931
Subjects: Breast Breast X-rays Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Radiotherapy
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's Son & Co
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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Fig. 148.—Periductal (complicating) sarcoma. Plate III
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Periductal (complicating) sarcoma of the breast. DeAVER and McFARLANt THE NON-INDIGENOUS TUMORS OF THE MAMMARY GLAND 383 This picture is so frequently repeated in the published case histories and in theexperience of surgeons of large practice that it is unmistakable. But there is nothingin the picture that is characteristic of sarcoma. Any large tumor of circumscribedcharacter, occurring in the breast may do the same. The conditions arise through themechanical disturbances effected by the enlarging tumor. Nor does further examinationof the breast itself assist in the diagnosis. The breast tissue may be stretched over oraround the tumor but show no change. The nipple and areola may be stretched andflattened, but there is no retraction. Even further examination of the tumor fails togive any definite information as to its sarcomatous nature. It may be solid, but as itgrows larger usually becomes cystic—but so do the many benign tumors. There are cases of sarcomas of the breast, however

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