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Astrocytoma

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord derived from glial cells which vary from histologically benign forms to highly anaplastic and malignant tumors. Fibrillary astrocytomas are the most common type and may be classified in order of increasing malignancy (grades I through IV). In the first two decades of life, astrocytomas tend to originate in the cerebellar hemispheres; in adults, they most frequently arise in the cerebrum and frequently undergo malignant transformation.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 440 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.1954, 1943

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.1954
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 47 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: numbness in arm; epilepsy; unconsciousness; headaches; vomiting; drowsy; astrocytoma; glioma; and glioblastoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943

PR2.1982, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.1982
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, autopsy report, drawings and black and white photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians)aged 31 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: tiredness; weight loss; nausea; giddiness; headache; vomiting; constipated; diplopia; unsteadiness; intracranial pressure; glioblastoma; mitoses; astrocytoma; malignant metaplasia; and secondary pneumonia. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1943

PR2.2052, 1943-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2052
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, photographs and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 40 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; failure of vision; and cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943-1948

PR2.2059, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2059
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; seizures; and toxaemia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1943

PR2.2162, 1943-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2162
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: diplopia; headache; sickness; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943-1944

PR2.2214, 1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2214
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 60 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma; failure of vision; unsteadiness; and astrocytoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1944

PR2.2236, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2236
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, drawing, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; dizziness; headache; oedema; and oligodendroglioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1943

PR2.2249, 1943-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2249
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 15 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; and leukaemia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943-1959

PR2.2324, 1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2324
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 42 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; fainting; fatigue; memory disorder; and intracranial pressure. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1944

PR2.2377, 1944-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2377
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; dizziness; epilepsy; diplopia; and glioblastoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1947