title: Uterine cancer in the writings of Byzantine physicians.
abstract: Byzantine physicians recognized uterine cancer as a distinct disease and tried to suggest a therapeutic approach. The work of Oribasius, Aetius of Amida, Paul of Aegina, Cleopatra Metrodora and Theophanes Nonnus reflects the Hippocratic-Galenic scientific ideas as well as their own concept on this malignancy. According to their writings uterine cancer was considered an incurable disease and its treatment was based mainly on palliative herbal drugs.
authors: Department of History of Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors: Marianna
authors: M
authors: Karamanou
authors: Gregory
authors: G
authors: Tsoucalas
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Laios
authors: Efthimios
authors: E
authors: Deligeoroglou
authors: Emmanouil
authors: E
authors: Agapitos
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D018612:Byzantium; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000266:history*