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INTRACRANIAL TUMOURS: AN ANALYSIS OF 157 CONSECUTIVE CASES
Author(s) -
GAULT E. W.,
Chandy J.,
Hadley G.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1957.tb03779.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , subarachnoid space , cysticercosis , astrocytoma , subarachnoid haemorrhage , glioma , dermoid cyst , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , physics , cerebrospinal fluid , cancer research , optics , aneurysm
Summary1 One hundred and fifty‐seven consecutive intracranial tumours encountered at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India, have been studied and classified. 2 The history of the classification of the glioma group has been discussed and the relation of astrocytoma and glioblastoma in terms of age, site and sex has been analyzed. It is considered that the type of a tumour is related to its life history. 3 The incidence of the types of tumour in this series has been found comparable with the series of other countries. 4 Rupture of a dermoid cyst with subarachnoid patchy foreign body reaction is reported. 5 The incidence of space occupying lesions due to tuberculomata torulosis and cysticercosis is found to be high. This is related to the general incidence of such infections in India.