Cerebellar medulloblastoma

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.87
  • Dates of Creation
    • Apr 1947
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 21.5 cms Width: 16.3 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Three separate drawings of post mortem specimens of the cerebellum. The first image is the largest and offers a ventral view of the cerebellum with a large mass visible on the right side of the cerebellum. A second much smaller drawing is situated at the bottom right corner of the first and is of a dorsal view of the whole cerebellum with the edge of the tumour labelled. The final drawing, situated at the bottom, is of a dorsal section of the cerebellum with the tumour again very clear on the right side. Annotations on the back read "Mr patient's surname. Age 23. S.1.M. Medullo-blastoma" and "m/c university 4.47".

Medulloblastoma.

Typed and attached to the bottom of the board in the centre.

Initialled by the artist in the bottom right corner.

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