Sometime ago Dr. M. L. Harris1 and myself reported a case of lymphosarcoma of the mesentery operated on successfully in a boy 5 years old. When I then collected the literature of the subject, I was able to tabulate a total of 57 cases of solid mesenteric tumors, of which about 10 were sarcomata. To the latter class I am able to add a new case. As in most instances of solid mesenteric tumors, the exact diagnosis as to location was not made intra-vitam. For a short abstract of the history of the case, I am indebted to Dr. R. B. Preble, under whose care the patient was during his last weeks of life. The history is as follows:
Sept. 14, 1898. H. G., German, 62 years old, physician. He traveled extensively as a young man, living for a time in Asia, where he escaped all diseases except a