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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:

PR2.17195, 1956-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17195
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, drawings and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 57 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: hemiparesis; astrocytoma; and dysphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.17240, 1956-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17240
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 55 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; deterioration of personality; and dysphasia. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.17375, 1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17375
Scope and Contents

Colour slides relating to female patient. Conditions mentioned include: cerebellar astrocytoma.

Dates: 1958

PR2.17414, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17414
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, charts, autopsy report and black-and-white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: dysphasia; papilloedema; and malignant astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17482, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17482
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; headache; and intracranial pressure. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17519, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17519
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes,charts, reports and autopsy reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 10 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; intracranial pressure; and brainstem compression. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17521, 1956-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17521
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, drawings, reports, notes and charts relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 7 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; vomiting; and intracranial pressure. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957

PR2.17563, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17563
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and drawings relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 65 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; aphasia; and hemiparesis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17660, 1957-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17660
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; loss of memory; and homogeneous hemianopia. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1962

PR2.17665, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17665
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, notes, and charts relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 72 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: deteriorating memory; unsteady on feet; and astrocytoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957