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A1 ROSENWASSER M
T1 EArly ovariotomy; its practical necessity.
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1899
FD August 26
VO XXXIII
IS 9
SP 512
OP 515
DO 10.1001/jama.1899.92450610001001d
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1899.92450610001001d
AB The time has long gone by when the growth of ovarian tumors was watched until they attained enormous proportions and were finally tapped to prolong the life of the doomed victim. Such tumors are almost extinct. We very rarely see them. The time has also passed, when ovariotomy was delayed until every other means, including repeated tappings, had exhausted the patient's strength and the operation was then performed as a last resort. The comparative safety of the operation, the inevitable growth of the tumor if left alone, and the possible later complications are facts so well known to physician and layman, that consent is readily obtained for early removal.As is but too frequently the case with uterine carcinoma and with unruptured tubal pregnancy, the early stage of ovarian cystoma may likewise pass without subjective symptoms; the physician is not consulted until