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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:

PR2.16478, 1956-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16478
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, correspondence, charts, reports, autopsy report, and drawings relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 50 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; dysphasia; and spastic hemiparesis. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.16541, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16541
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, autopsy report, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; bronchopneumonia; and brainstem haemorrhage. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16545, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16545
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, autopsy report, charts and black-and-white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 62 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; memory loss; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16565, 1955-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16565
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, notes, reports, autopsy report, x-ray films and black-and-white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 11 at first examination in 1955. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; intracranial pressure; and hydrocephalus. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1955-1957

PR2.16665, 1956-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16665
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 46 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: dysphasia; hemiparesis; tempero-parietal cyst; and cerebral astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1960

PR2.16690, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16690
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and typed case summary relating to male patient from outside Great Britain Conditions mentioned include: pain; and astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16748, 1956-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16748
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report, reports, notes and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epileptic seizure; headache; and malignant astrocytoma. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.16768, 1956-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16768
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, charts and notes relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; malignant astrocytoma; and personality change. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.16774, 1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16774
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, charts, notes, autopsy report and black-and-white photographs relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 66 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: hemiparesis; homonymous hemianopia; and malignant astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956

PR2.16803, 1956-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16803
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, charts, reports, autopsy report, and drawings relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; headache; and grand mal attacks. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1956-1958