Rathke pituitary tumour

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.115
  • Dates of Creation
    • 5 Dec 1934
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 18.5 cms Width: 16.5 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Post mortem drawing of a rathke pituitary tumour the day after an operation in which it was partially removed. Annotations on the back read "Patient's name 5.12.34".

See also VFA.7.114 for the drawing of the operation.

Rathke pituitary tumour. Patient's name

Typed across the bottom.

Signed by the artist in the bottom 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/9/235.

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.