Tentorial meningioma

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.220
  • Dates of Creation
    • n.d. [? 1950s]
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 17.1 cms Width: 25.4 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Diagram of the patient's head showing a tumour pressing on the 3rd ventricle. Labels on the drawing are as follows: falx, lat. vent, 3rd V, optic Ns, middle fossa, and edge of tentorium. Annotations on the back read "Department of medical art" and "Patient's name throwout".

See also VFA.7.221 for a very similar drawing relating to the same patient.

Arrows indicate pressure of tumour on 3rd V.

Across the bottom.

Access Information

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Related Material

Rough sketches created in the process of making this drawing can be found in the collection of Davison's working sketches, see DDS/3/19.