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Adenoma, Acidophil

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A benign tumor, usually found in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, whose cells stain with acid dyes. Such pituitary tumors may give rise to excessive secretion of growth hormone, resulting in gigantism or acromegaly. A specific type of acidophil adenoma may give rise to nonpuerperal galactorrhea.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

PR1.175, 1929-1937

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.175
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, photographs, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 43 at first examination in 1929. Conditions mentioned include: acromegaly; eosinophil adenoma; hyperplasia of pituitary gland; and syphilis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1929-1937

PR2.176, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.176
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 42 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: headache; fatigue; weight gain; acromegaly; and eosinophil adenoma. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR2.421, 1941

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.421
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, 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: acromegaly; eosinophile adenoma; encephalitis; and leptomeningitis. Surgical treatment given. Patient died in hospital.

Dates: 1941

PR2.802, 1942-1949

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.802
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 46 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: acromegaly; headache; myoedema; and eosophile pituitary tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942-1949

PR1.1839, 1940-1956

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1839
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, photographic negatives, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 48 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; eosinophinil adenomata; and acromegaly. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1956

PR1.1874, 1939-1960

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1874
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, reports, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 30 at first examination in 1939. Conditions mentioned include: headache; acromegaly; and eosinophil adenoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1939-1960

PR2.2212, 1943-1953

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.2212
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1943. Conditions mentioned include: acromegaly; eosinophil adenoma; failure of vision; and carcinoma. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1943-1953

PR2.6513, 1948-1950

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.6513
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, report and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 60 at first examination in 1948. Conditions mentioned include: eosiniphil pituitary adenoma; acromegaly; headache; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1948-1950

PR2.10404, 1951-1954

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.10404
Scope and Contents

Drawing, autopsy report, x-ray film, photographs and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1951. Conditions mentioned include: diabetes; hypertension; acromegaly; eosinophilic adenoma; and cerebral thrombosis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1951-1954

PR2.13784, 1954-1957

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.13784
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to male patient from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 35 at first examination in 1954. Conditions mentioned include: acromegaly; hyperplasia; diabetes mellitus; anaemia; eosinophilic adenoma; and testicular atrophy. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1954-1957