Medieval example of metastatic carcinoma: a dry bone, radiological, and SEM study.
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.
Anderson
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Canterbury Archaeological Trust, Kent, United Kingdom.
Wakely
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Carter
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history* / Q000556:secondary / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004739:England; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D010164:Paleopathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography