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Pituitary neoplasms

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the PITUITARY GLAND. The majority of pituitary neoplasms are adenomas, which are divided into non-secreting and secreting forms. Hormone producing forms are further classified by the type of hormone they secrete. Pituitary adenomas may also be characterized by their staining properties (see ADENOMA, BASOPHIL; ADENOMA, ACIDOPHIL; and ADENOMA, CHROMOPHOBE). Pituitary tumors may compress adjacent structures, including the HYPOTHALAMUS, several CRANIAL NERVES, and the OPTIC CHIASM. Chiasmal compression may result in bitemporal HEMIANOPSIA.,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = Pituitary adenoma

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.9179, 1950-1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.9179
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1950. Conditions mentioned include: headache; deafness; deteriorating vision; pituitary adenoma; and acromegaly. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1950-1952

PR4.2471, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2471
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to female patient from outside Great Britain aged 34 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary tumour; bitemporal hemianopia; diplopia; and decrease of temporal visual fields. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937

PR4.2476, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2476
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 31 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: ?early pituitary adenoma; ?disseminated sclerosis; failure of vision in left eye; and headaches. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR4.2558, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/22/PR4.2558
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes and correspondence relating to female from outside Great Britain aged 42 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: ?vasospasm; ?pituitary tumour; headache; and amenorrhoea. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR2.10039, 1951-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10039
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, note, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary chromophobe; endocrine deficiency; and enlargement of the sella turcica. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1957

PR2.11584, 1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.11584
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 9 in 1952. Conditions mentioned include: blindness; headache; and pituitary cystic tumour. No treatment given.

Dates: 1952

PR2.12318, 1953-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12318
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary chromophobe adenoma; vision disorder; and hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1959

PR2.12992, 1953-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.12992
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, note and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary tumour; acute vascular catastrophe; vision disorders; and oculomotor disorders. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1953-1961

PR2.13840, 1954-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13840
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 53 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: chromophobe pituitary adenoma; writing difficulties; vision disorders; optic atrophy; blindness; and tremor. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954-1957

PR2.14114, 1954-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.14114
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, charts, and handwritten notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 52 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: proptosis; diplopia; adenocarcinoma; pituitary adenoma; and hypersomnia. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954-1956