PM pituitary adenoma

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.120
  • Dates of Creation
    • 9 Sep 1937
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 11.6 cms Width: 13.5 cms 1 object Drawing, inkCard Good

Scope and Content

Post mortem ink drawing of the base of the brain in a patient with a pituitary adenoma. There are a number of labels on the drawing which are as follows: middle cerebral artery, optic chiasma reflected forwards, middle cerebral artery, cavernous sinus (x2), 3rd nerve (x2), 4th nerve (x2), and 5th nerve.

patient's surname

In pencil in the top left corner.

Reduce by 1/3

In pencil in the top right corner.

Related Material

UoM Library also hold the medical case notes for the subject of this drawing which can be found in the collection of Geoffrey Jefferson's patient case files, JCN/12/77.

Rough sketches created in the process of making this drawing can be found in the collection of Davison's working sketches, see DDS/3/14.