Brain coning from glioma

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 VFA.7.181
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1936
  • Physical Description
    • Height: 25 cms Width: 16.2 cms 1 object Drawing, carbon dustRoss board Good

Scope and Content

Ross drawing at post mortem of the base of the brain with coning as a result of a large left-sided glioma. Three arrows on the drawing indicate the area affected as a result of the pressure. Annotations on the back read "Patient's name cerebral glioma 1936 56.02.08.07".

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/11/184.

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.