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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:

PR2.609, 1941-1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.609
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 26 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: fits; glioblastoma; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1942

PR2.664, 1941-1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.664
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 27 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: fits; oligodendroglioma; astrocytoma; aphasia; and epilepsy. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1956

PR2.779, 1942-1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.779
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 61 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; hemianopia; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1943

PR2.795, 1941-1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.795
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; dizziness; fits; and astrocytoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1946

PR2.814, 1941-1943

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.814
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 32 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: astroblastoma; head injury; fits; headache; vomiting; spongioblastoma; cyst; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1943

PR2.849, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.849
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, autopsy report and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; fits; sickness; twitching; dysphasic phenomenon; epileptic attacks; haemorrhagic papilloedema; glioma; astrocytoma; and hemiparetic. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR2.947, 1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.947
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 26 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; meningitis; hydrocephalus; headache; cyst; astrocytoma; and glioblastoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1942

PR2.961, 1942-1945

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.961
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 22 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: facial numbness; epilepsy; astrocytoma; and dysarthria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1945

PR2.995, 1942-1970

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.995
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; astrocytoma; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1970

PR3.225, 1941-1952

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Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.225
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, reports, notes and drawing relating to male sergeant fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 24 at first examination in1941 Conditions mentioned include: numbness; paraesthesia; hydro-nephrosis; post traumatic epilepsy; concussional head injury; headaches; ptosis; nystagmus; hypotonia; astrocytoma; and left homonymous hemianopia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1952