Medieval example of metastatic carcinoma: A dry bone, radiological, and SEM study
- 1 November 1992
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 89 (3) , 309-323
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330890305
Abstract
An elderly male skeleton from medieval Canterbury displayed evidence of DISH and metastatic carcinoma. The dry bone findings, SEM, and radiography suggest a primary focus in the prostate. A review of the palaeopathological literature has shown that such a finding is extremely rare in archaeological remains. This is the first reported case of prostatic carcinoma from medieval England.Keywords
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