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Melanoma

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, which may occur in the skin of any part of the body, in the eye, or, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites. It occurs mostly in adults and may originate de novo or from a pigmented nevus or malignant lentigo. Melanomas frequently metastasize widely, and the regional lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain are likely to be involved.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

PR2.16028, 1956

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.16028
Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to female patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: malignant melanoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.17109, 1956-1957

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.17109
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, charts, reports and notes relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 43 at first examination in 1956. Conditions mentioned include: intracerebral haematoma; malignant melanoma in cerebrum; and papilloedema. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1956-1957
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 3)

PR2.21097, 1958

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.21097
Scope and Contents

Reports, correspondence and notes relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1958. Conditions mentioned include: nasal melanoma with dissemination in meninges; hydrocephalus; and dysphasia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1958
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive: Case Notes / Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Folder-based Case Notes / RIE, Professor Norman Dott, Neurology, Ward 20 (part 4)

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