Osteochondroma in a British neolithic skeleton.
The skeletal remains of past populations provide an important source of information on the natural history of disease. Relatively few cases of bone tumours have been reported in archaeological material. This paper describes one of the oldest occurrences of osteochondroma to have been identified in a human skeleton.
Chamberlain
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Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Rogers
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Romanowski
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D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D010164:Paleopathology; D011859:Radiography; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging