A monograph on diseases of the breast : their pathology and treatment, with special reference to cancer.

  • Williams, W. Roger (William Roger)
Date:
1895
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Credit: A monograph on diseases of the breast : their pathology and treatment, with special reference to cancer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER I. Ontogeny and Phylogeny. page The Origin of the Mammae in Mammalia and Pluman Beings—Phyloge- netical Sketch—Significance of Male Mamm^—The Ontogeny of the Gland—The Mammte at Birth—Infantile Lactation—The Changes at Puberty, Conception, &c.—The Ontogeny and Phylogeny of the Nipple—The Glandiilce Ladiferce Aberrantes—The Mammae, very imperfectly integrated organs ... ... ... ... ... ... i CHAPTER H. Morphology, Secretory Anomalies, &c. Post-embryonic Variations—Lactation and Involution—Secretory Anomalies —Agalactia, Galactorrhoea and Heterochronous Lactation — The Morphology of the Gland—The Corpus MamincE and the Peripheral Processes—The Nipple and Areola—The Axilla ... ... ... ii CHAPTER in. Mammary Variations per Defectum. Amazia—Complete Absence of both Mammae—Unilateral Amazia—Micro- mazia—Frequent Correlation with Defective Development of the Pectoral Region and of the Generative Organs—Athelia—Involution Atrophy—Atrophy from Disuse—Altmann's Researches—The Effect of Oophorectomy on the Mamm^—Syphilitic Atrophy, &c.—Treat- ment 29 CHAPTER IV. Polymastia, with Special Reference to Mammae Erratics, and the Development of Neoplasms from Supernumerary Mammary Structures. Phylogenetical—The Mammary Arrangement of Man's Early Progenitors— The Mammae as Segmental Organs—MamniiB ErraticcB: dorsal, facial, acromial, femoral, crural, vulvar, median, and within ovarian dermoid cysts—The General Patholos^y of Supernumerary Mammary Structures : relative frequency, sex distribution, &c.— Polythelia : varieties, instances of heredity—Pectoral Polymastia, below and above the Normal Structures—Abdominal Mammre— Instances of eight, six, and four redundant Mammary Structures— Polymastia in Monkeys, Cows, Sheep, and other Animals—Poly- mastia and Twining—Heredity—Rarely associated with other Anomalies—Differential Diagnosis—Axillary supernumerary Mam-