Metastasizing carcinoma in a medieval skeleton: differential diagnosis and etiology |
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| Authors: | G Grupe |
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| Affiliation: | Institut für Anthropologie der Universit?t G?ttingen, Federal Republic of Germany. |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Palaeopathology Bronchogenetic carcinoma Osteolytic metastases Trace elements |
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