This large tumor was successfully removed; it consisted of fibrous tissue, with large veins running in its substance.

The excised mass weighed 51 pounds.

The patient made an early recovery.
Keloids are fibromata of the true skin, which may develop spontaneously or in a scar.

Although the distinction of true and false keloid has been made, it is generally discarded.

According to Hebra a true typical keloid is found once in every 2000 cases of skin-disease.