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THE following report is made because a similar pathological condition has not previously come to my attention. The frog, Rana pipiens, was brought to the laboratory from the frog tanks with a number of others for the use of students. There was nothing in its external appearance to indicate any abnormality. It seemed as well nourished as any. When the abdomen was opened it was found to be nearly filled with an irregularly cubical mass, the liver was much compressed and only about two centimetres of intestine could be found. In colour the mass was pale yellowish brown ; its consistency varied, some parts being quite firm to the touch and others cystic. On section, tubular openings coursing irregularly through the mass were disclosed, and where these were near the surface they gave the impression of a cyst when palpated. These tubes appeared to be the missing intestine. The entire specimen was submitted to the Department of Pathology, which reported as follows:
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DOWNS, A. An Epithelial Tumour of the Intestine of a Frog. Nature 130, 778 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130778b0
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