Exhibit 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We hereby  consent to the  inclusion  in Form 10-KA for the fiscal year
ended  September  30,  1998 of our report  dated  November  18,  1998 except for
footnote 5 which is dated November 29, 1999 relating to the financial statements
of Celsion Corporation.



                                                     /s/ Stegman & Co.
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Baltimore, Maryland
November 29, 1999