Degeneration (DEGENERATION, a term very commonly used in)
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
This article defines the term degeneration as it was used in 1930s Soviet pathology. It specifically highlights the concept of malignant degeneration, where a benign tumor transforms into a malignant form.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
DEGENERATION, a term very commonly used in pathology and, in its meaning, fully corresponding to the term degeneration (see). This term acquires a quite specific meaning in the frequently used expression "malignant degeneration." The latter is used in medical practice to denote the transition of a benign (in the histological sense) tumor into a corresponding malignant form, such as, for example, a fibroma into a sarcoma, a papilloma or adenoma into a carcinoma, a naevus pigmentosus into a melanoma, etc.
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“Degeneration (DEGENERATION, a term very commonly used in).” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.com/article/degeneration-3/