Pituitary tumour and cysts

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.138
  • Dates of Creation
    • 20 Jul 1949
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 17.1 cms Width: 18.6 cms 1 object Drawing, pencilCard Good

Scope and Content

Three pencil drawings at post mortem. The first image shows the tumour in relation to the left optic nerve and the left carotid artery, the second image shows the anterior cerebral artery cutting the chiasma, and the third image, shows the chiasma from above with cyst B in relation to the right and left optic nerves and the right and left optic tracts. VFA.7.137 depicts four more drawings from the same series.

See also VFA.7.135 and VFA.7.136 for additional drawings and VFA.7.139 and VFA.7.140 for operative photographs relating to the same patient.

The patient's name is written in the top right corner.

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