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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:

PR1.1539, 1938-1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1539
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, reports, nurses' report books, photographs and correspondence relating to male from outside Great Britain aged 38 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: diplopia; headache; eye pain; failure of vision; aneurysm; and crangiopharyngioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938-1943

PR1.1566, 1938

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1566
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, report, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from outside Great Britain aged 42 at first examination in 1938. Conditions mentioned include: fatigue; somnolence; failure of vision; diplopia; epidermoid cyst; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1938

PR1.1688, 1939

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1688
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 13 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; headache; craniopharyngiomas; and blindness. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939

PR1.1835, 1939-1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1835
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 52 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: headache; failure of vision; hemianopia; eye pain; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1940

PR1.1924, 1940-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1924
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, drawing, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 18 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: headache; weight gain; epidermoid cyst; craniopharyngioma; blindness; adamantinoma; and cholesteatoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1947

PR2.1983, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.1983
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, autopsy report, charts and black and white photographs relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 12 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: headaches; vomiting; drowsy; unsteadiness of gait; craniopharyngioma; pituitary tumour; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1943

PR2.2136, 1943

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2136
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, drawing, autopsy report, reports, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 14 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: headache; diplopia; cyst; dizziness; pituitary tumour; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1943

PR2.2184, 1941-1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2184
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 7 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: craniopharyngioma; headache; vomiting; epidermoid cyst; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1941-1944

PR2.2895, 1944

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2895
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 7 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: eye pain; epidermoid cyst; diplopia; craniopharyngioma; and haemorrhage. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1944

PR2.3255, 1944-1947

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.3255
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, notes, autopsy report and correspondence relating to female patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 34 at first examination in 1944. Conditions mentioned include: epidermoid cyst; headache; failure of vision; and craniopharyngioma. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1944-1947