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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:

PR2.17761, 1957-1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17761
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and x-ray films relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 49 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; epilepsy; and paresis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.17803, 1957-1961

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17803
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts, drawings, autopsy reports, black-and-white photographs, colour slides, and x-ray films relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; metastases; and tetraparesis. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1961

PR2.17882, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17882
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 63 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: gemastocytic astrocytoma; numbness; and paresis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.17977, 1957-1959

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17977
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and autopsy reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 28 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: headache; blind; and malignant astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1959

PR2.18123, 1957-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18123
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts and travel application form relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: backache; osteoporosis; astrocytoma; and epilepsy. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958

PR2.18130, 1957-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18130
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 29 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: hydrocephalus; astrocytoma; and blindness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1960

PR2.18200, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18200
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts, autopsy report and black-and-white photogrpahs relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 49 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; headache; and intellectual deterioration. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.18286, 1957-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18286
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports, charts, drawings and x-ray films relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 3 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: intracranial pressure; cerebellar astrocytoma; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1962

PR2.18294, 1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18294
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; epilepsy; and hemiparesis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957

PR2.18296, 1957-1958

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.18296
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, reports and charts relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 45 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; and language disorder. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1957-1958