title: René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) and the description of metastatic pulmonary melanoma.
abstract: In 19th century, the anatomo-clinical school of Paris linked clinical signs with anatomical lesions establishing clinical medicine. One of the most enlightened promoters of this method was the French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, known as the inventor of stethoscope. In our article, we reveal his work on pulmonary melanoma.
authors.affiliation: University Institute of the History of Medicine and Public Health, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: Alexandros J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Stratigos
authors.forename: Zenia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Saridaki
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsoucalas
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000556:secondary; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000266:history* / Q000556:secondary; D010297:Paris; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology