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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:

PR2.7072, 1948-1949

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7072
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report, autopsy report, charts and photographs relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 51 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: right temporal astrocytoma; tremor; unconsciousness; seizures; gait disorder; dizziness; headache; and tinnitus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1948-1949

PR2.7245, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7245
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 30 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: headache; papilloedema; drowsiness; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949

PR2.7414, 1949-1962

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7414
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotand (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; epilepsy; weight loss; ophthalmoplegia; and intellectual deterioration. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1962

PR2.7494, 1949-1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7494
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, notes, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 53 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: vomiting; headache; failure of vision; brain-stem haemorrhage; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1952

PR2.7498, 1949-1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7498
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, reports, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; personality change; cyst; and astrocytoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1952

PR2.7569, 1949-1952

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7569
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts and autopsy report relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 39 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; aphasia; petit mal; headache; failure of vision; and meningitis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949-1952

PR2.7654, 1946-1955

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.7654
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 2 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: unsteadiness; astrocytoma; and headache. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1955

PR2.8097, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8097
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts, reports and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; aphasia; memory deterioration; and hemiparesis. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949

PR2.8131, 1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8131
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, reports and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 58 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; headache; vomiting; and nystagmus. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1949

PR2.8220, 1949-1954

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.8220
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, charts and reports relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 22 at first examination in 1949. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; headaches; pain; vomiting; personality change; and unconsciousness. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1949-1954