PLATES XXII AND XXIII METASTATIC deposits in the thyroid gland in malignancy are not common. Primary sites include renal carcinoma, bronchial carcinoma, malignant melanoma and carcinoma of the breast. This has been well documented in necropsy studies (Symmers
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One hundred and fifty‐seven consecutive intracranial tumours encountered at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India, have been studied and classified.
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.
The incidence of the types of tumour in this series has been found comparable with the series of other countries.
Rupture of a dermoid cyst with subarachnoid patchy foreign body reaction is reported.
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.
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