title: Laennec's melanosis: The first published description of metastatic melanoma.
abstract: Melanomas are a common skin condition in Australia. The authors decided to examine the history of melanomas and its metastases with particular reference to the description of Laennec and the controversy between him and his teacher Dupuytren, who challenged his pupil as to who was the first to describe melanomatous metastases to the lungs. The rivalry between teacher and student continued, with each describing a similar system of pathological classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ryde Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lane-Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Sydney Adventist Hospital Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Milton G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Roxanas
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000266:history* / Q000556:secondary; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Cruveilhier; Dupuytren; Laennec; melanomatous metastases