title: Bone tumors in pre-modern skulls from human skeletal series of Joseon Dynasty.
abstract: To date, there are still very few reports on benign-tumor cases based on East Asian skeletal series, even though other regions and continents have been well represented. In our study on the Joseon Human Skeletal Series, we identified benign bone tumors in two skeletons (cases Nos. 75 and 96). Our radiological analyses showed both cases to be homogeneous sclerotic bone masses aligned with the cranial vault suture. In a subsequent series of differential diagnoses, we determined both cases to be osteoma, the most common bone-tumor type reported for archaeological samples. Our study is the osteoarchaeological basis for this, the first-ever report on benign bone neoplasm in a pre-modern East Asian population.
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chang Seok
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yi-Suk
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Bioanthropology and Paleopathology Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yusu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Hangang Institute of Cultural Heritage, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Whan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Special Duty Professor for Archaeology, Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation of Sangmyung University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Bum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.
authors.forename: In Sun
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Paleopathology Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Myeung Ju
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Benign bone tumor; Joseon Dynasty; Korea; Osteoma; Paleopathology