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Craniopharyngioma

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A benign pituitary-region neoplasm that originates from Rathke's pouch. The two major histologic and clinical subtypes are adamantinous (or classical) craniopharyngioma and papillary craniopharyngioma. The adamantinous form presents in children and adolescents as an expanding cystic lesion in the pituitary region. The cystic cavity is filled with a black viscous substance and histologically the tumor is composed of adamantinomatous epithelium and areas of calcification and necrosis. Papillary craniopharyngiomas occur in adults, and histologically feature a squamous epithelium with papillations.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.882, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.882
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts and notes relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 35 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; vomiting; dizziness; migraines; pain in head; noise in ear; staggering; deafness; and supra-sellar tumour. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR2.956, 1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.956
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 52 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: headache; weight gain; cyst; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1942

PR1.1068, 1936-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1068
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; craniopharyngioma; epilepsy; and cyst. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1949

PR1.1084, 1936-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1084
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, application form, photographs and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 8 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: squint; headache; failure of vision; hydrocephalus; papilloedema; pituitary epidermoid cyst; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1944

PR1.1132, 1936-1942

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1132
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 5 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1942

PR1.1180, 1936-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1180
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 21 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; strabismus; pearly tumour; cholesteatoma; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1956

PR1.1203, 1936-1946

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1203
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 29 at first examination in 1936. Conditions mentioned include: fatigue; headache; failure of vision; paraesthesia; chromophobe adenoma; cyst; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1936-1946

PR1.1382, 1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1382
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, autopsy report, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; papilloedema; hemiplegia; paraesthesia; diabetes insipidus; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1937

PR1.1482, 1937-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1482
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, newspaper clipping and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 56 at first examination in 1937. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; and craniopharyngioma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1937-1938

PR1.1495, 1936-1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1495
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts, black and white photograph and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 54 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: drowsiness; headache; failure of vision; diplopia; dizziness; hemianopia and pituitary epidermoid cystic tumour. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1936-1938