Senn remarks
that in 1878 he witnessed one of Rose's operations which lasted
for four hours. Although the operatic technic of removal of the
thyroid gland for tumor has been greatly perfected by Billroth,
Lucke, Julliard, Reverdin, Socin, Kocher, and others, the current
opinion at the present day seems to be that complete extirpation
of the thyroid gland, except for malignant disease, is
unjustifiable. Partial extirpation of the thyroid gland is still
practiced; and Wolfler has revived the operation of ligating the
thyroid arteries in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid gland.
Fibromata.--One of the commonest seats of fibroma is the skin.
Multiple fibromata of the skin sometimes occur in enormous
numbers and cover the whole surface of the body; they are often
accompanied by pendulous tumors of enormous size. Virchow called
such tumors fibroma molluscum. Figure 237 represents a case of
multiple fibromata of the skin shown by Octerlony. Pode mentions
a somewhat similar case in a man of fifty-six, under the care of
Thom. The man was pale and emaciated, with anxious expression,
complaining of a tumor which he described as a "wishing-mark." On
examination he was found to be covered with a number of small
tumors, ranging in size from that of a small orange to that of a
pin's head; from the thoracic wall over the lower true ribs of
the right side was situated a large pendulous tumor, which hung
down as far as the upper third of the thigh.
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