The Varieties of Uterine Neoplasms and Their Relative Frequency

Uterine tumours are of great interest to the surgeon and' pathologist, as well for the frequency of their occurrence as for the important surgical procedures now often undertaken for their removal. It was very different half a century ago,, when but little was known of the pathology of these tumours, and their surgical treatment was limited to the occasional, removal of specimens that projected into the vagina. In this essay, I propose briefly to set forth some results of a statistical investigation of uterine neoplasms; and then to make passing reference to the bearing of the facts thus revealed on the question of pathogenesis. The great frequency of uterine tumours is shown by the following data :? Of 13,824 patients of both sexes, with primary neoplasms,, consecutively under treatment at four large London hospitals, I have ascertained that 2,649 were of uterine origin, or 19.2