A Case of Elephantiasis of the Female External Generative Organs; Excision: Recovery

or six months, or rather since she became pregnant. Had never suffered from syphilis or gonorrhoea. The catamenia had been pretty regular up to the time of her becoming pregnant; had never had any child. The tumour was an irregularly-shaped tuberculated mass, Hi inches in length, attached to the left labium majus by a pedicle about 2 inches thick. Its transverse circumference) taken at the point of greatest thickness, was 25 inches, had a firm and elastic feel, and had the very characteristic appearance of the so-called scrotal tumours (elephantiasis scroti) of Bengal. The skin was very thick, and quite immovable. Assisted by Dr. Sommerville of the Beawur Mission, vr had the goodness to come and see the case with me, I r?010^,. ,"*VI UUUHCDO LU tUlllO UIIU DUO HID UllOO IllVLL ...v, the tumour the following morning by simply cutting through the neck and removing as much of tho skin as appeared diseased. There was somo blood lost, as was expected from the great number of blood-vessels running into the tumour; nine ligatures were applied, and tho wound, properly sutured,