Descriptive catalogue of the museum of the British Congress on Tuberculosis held in London, July 22nd to 26th, 1901 / compiled and edited by W. Jobson Horne.

  • British Congress on Tuberculosis for the Prevention of Consumption (1901 : (1901 : London, England) London)
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1901
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Credit: Descriptive catalogue of the museum of the British Congress on Tuberculosis held in London, July 22nd to 26th, 1901 / compiled and edited by W. Jobson Horne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3S1. One half of a right testicle—natural colours preserved—showing marked tuberculous disease of epididymis, with softening and sinus; and also of body of testis ; only a narrow strip of normal testicular tissue can be seen. Removed by operation from a youth, who died soon after from extensive tuberculous disease. The vas deferens and vesicula seminalis of right side were tuberculous (see next specimen); also the mesenteric glands. Presented by Mr. Bloxam (1899). Charing Cross Hosp. Museum, X552A. 382. Prostate with vasa deferentia and vesiculae seminales, from the preceding case of tuberculous disease of testis. On the right side the vas deferens and seminal vesicle are markedly tuberculous, enlarged and caseous. Charing Cross Hosp. Museum, 1555. 383. Testicle with part of scrotum, to which it has become adherent. The sub- stance of the gland has protruded through an opening in its coverings and the skin. The exposed portion is covered with granulations, and is some- what rounded in form. The patient, a butcher, ast. 33, was admitted with a fungating mass protruding from the right side of the scrotum. There was also a sinus leading down to the left epididymis. No phthisical history, but patient looked tuberculous. The testicle had a blow three years before, up to which time it had always been healthy. Treated with embrocation, and ten months later the skin broke and a discharge set in. Both cords rather swollen, and vasa deferentia a little enlarged, but not nodular. Patient had testicular feeling on left side. Vesiculse seminales normal. Right testicle was removed. The disease was thought to be syphilis. On section tumour consisted of a firm fibrous mass, capped with granulations. There was no caseation anywhere. The vas seemed quite normal, a little thick below, but nowhere nodular. Mr. Morgan’s Case-book, 1891. Charing Cross Hosp. Museum, 1554. 384. A testicle and epididymis divided sagitally. The body of the testicle shows numerous grey granulations scattered through its substance, and a few caseous tubercles. The epididymis is enlarged and shows caseous tubercles, some of which are softening. There are a few adhesions be- tween the layers of the tunica vaginalis. ‘ Post-mortem,’ 287; ‘ Med. Reg.,’ 1330, 1897. Middlesex Hosp. Museum. 383. The specimen shows considerable enlargement of the organ, the enlarge- ment chiefly affecting the epididymis. The latter is almost entirely con- verted into one large cheesy mass, while similar but smaller masses are seen in the body of the testicle, as well as numerous more recent tubercles. From a man at. 48, who suffered from chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. In addition to tuberculosis of the testicle, both vesicula seminales, the bladder, and the prostate all showed tuberculous disease. Brompton Hosp, Museum, N. 237.