Manual of practical morbid anatomy : being a handbook for the post-mortem room / by H.D. Rolleston and A.A. Kanthack.

  • Rolleston, Humphry Davy, Sir, 1862-1944.
Date:
1894
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Manual of practical morbid anatomy : being a handbook for the post-mortem room / by H.D. Rolleston and A.A. Kanthack. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    after being washed, by running a little water over them, should be placed at once in ordinary undiluted methylated spirit, or in Muller’s fluid (vide p. 183, footnote). At the same time care must be taken, by means of cotton-wool placed under and at the sides of the brain, to maintain its proper conformation, since otherwise it will become hardened in a distorted manner. Tumours which are soft when first removed, such as goitres, sarcomatous or tuberculous testes, etc., are much better preserved, if they are placed at once in strong spirit, after carefully washing the outside, before they are cut into. This will harden them sufficiently in a week or ten days, to ensure their retaining their shape when cut into, and to allow also a subsequent, satisfactory microscopical examination of their structure to be made, should it be needed. If this is required in the case of ordinary specimens, which are to be treated by soaking in water and weak spirit, a small piece should be cut off from the most typical part and placed in an excess of Muller’s fluid, when the specimen is quite fresh. In conclusion, the authors wish to express their grati- tude to their friend J. H. Drysdale, M.B., for much help and advice in correcting the proofs. London, October 31, 1894.