Metastasizing carcinoma in a medieval skeleton: Differential diagnosis and etiology
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 75 (3) , 369-374
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330750308
Abstract
The paper describes the skeleton of an aged adult male from the Middle Ages who most probably suffered from a bronchogenetic carcinoma. The differential diagnosis is based on macroscopic and microscopic examination, X‐ray studies, and trace element analysis. Hypothesis for the etiology of the disease are discussed.Keywords
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