title: Nature and frequency of bony tumors in prehistoric and historic populations.
abstract: The skeletons of the Merovingian population from Kleinlangheim (Southern Germany) were examined by macroscopic, radiological, endoscopic and microscopic techniques. In about 6% skull tumors could be diagnosed. All five cases reported here are examples of benign tumors. Three of these are tumors of the paranasal sinuses. A connection between sinusitis and fibro-osseous tumors of the paranasal sinuses is suggested. The etiology of these tumors and methods of diagnosis of tumors in archaeologic bone are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum Anatomie, Universität Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schultz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010163:Paleontology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography