Tumors in the 18th and 19th centuries at Brno, Czech Republic

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ID4901328
AuthorsLenka Vargová (0000-0001-7424-6044), Ladislava Horáčková (0000-0003-1090-2246), Alena Němečková (0000-0002-1650-7362), Petr Krupa (0000-0001-6474-9684), Miroslava Menšíková
Year2013
Volume70
Issue4
Pages385-405
Publication date2013-12-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099
PublisherS ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1127/0003-5548/2013/0343
PMID24620566
OpenAlexW2321098029
LanguageEN
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Symptoms signs of benign and malignant tumors were observed during paleopathological analysis of skeletal remains from the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. Approximately 1,200 skeletons were examined from two Modern era archaeology sites: the Malá Nová ulice (Little New Street) cemetery and the cemetery of the Nemocnice Milosrdných bratrí (Merciful Brothers' Hospital). Osteomas, usually located on the flat bones of the cranial vault, were the most frequent skeletal pathology. Symptoms signs of malignant tumors were observed in three cases. In one case lytic foci caused by the metastases of a malignant tumor in the soft tissue was observed. Traces of myeloma multiplex were found in two individuals. Living conditions in that period, and possible carcinogenic environmental influences were assessed for the general population of Brno. This report contributes to a better understanding of the historical development of cancers and the clarification of possible causes for their modern increase of incidence.

Cranial vault · Czech · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry) · Paleopathology · Pathology · Population · Skull · Anatomy · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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