I.Under what conditions may we expect per- manent relief from the removal of a malignant growth f Permanent relief by extirpation of the uterus may reasonably be expected when the disease is confined to the uterus.When the disease has in- vaded extra-uterine tissues, or even when it has appeared at the surface of the uterus, whether cervix or fundus, a permanent cure cannot rea- sonably be expected, even after the most radical operation.Even when the disease is confined to