title: Carcinoma of the prostate. A historical account.
abstract: With this paper the author presents some historical notes concerning prostatic cancer. He analyses the first recorded carcinomas of the prostate, its surgical treatment, radiotherapy, hormonotherapy and the diagnostic procedures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of History of Medicine, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos