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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:

PR2.2390, 1944

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2390
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, report and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 57 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headaches; twitching of left side; and seizures. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944

PR2.2409, 1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2409
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; seizures; headaches; and amnesia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944

PR2.2435, 1944-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2435
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, black and white photographs, notes and charts relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland)aged 2 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: retracted head; sickness; unsteadiness of gait; squint; ataxia; intracranial pressure; hydrocephalus; opisthotonic cerebellar attacks; astrocytoma; and hypertonia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1962

PR2.2669, 1944-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2669
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, notes, drawing and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 4 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; cyst; and unsteadiness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1947

PR2.2721, 1942-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2721
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: back pain; fibroma; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1948

PR2.2755, 1944-1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2755
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 10 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma; astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; and papilloedema. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1955

PR2.2776, 1944-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2776
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts, report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; and astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR2.3078, 1944-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3078
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 55 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; fits; dysphasia; and astrocytoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital on second admission.

Dates: 1944-1945

PR2.3153, 1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3153
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart, report, drawing and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 17 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; nausea; and failure of vision. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1945

PR2.3157, 1945-1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3157
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart, report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 33 at first examination in 1945. Conditions mentioned include: headache; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1945-1946