Aretaeus of Cappadocia and the first accurate description of uterine carcinoma

In our article we present the work on uterine cancer of the distinguished physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia. Uterine cancer was known since antiquity and its presence is testified in ancient Egyptian and Greek medical writings. However in the 2nd century AD Aretaeus provided the first accurate descri...

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Published inJournal of B.U. ON. Vol. 18; no. 3; p. 805
Main Authors Tsoucalas, G, Karamanou, M, Laïos, K, Androutsos, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greece 01.07.2013
Subjects
Female
Greece, Ancient
History, Ancient
Humans
Uterine Neoplasms - diagnosis
Uterine Neoplasms - history
Uterine Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:In our article we present the work on uterine cancer of the distinguished physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia. Uterine cancer was known since antiquity and its presence is testified in ancient Egyptian and Greek medical writings. However in the 2nd century AD Aretaeus provided the first accurate description of uterine cancer, dividing it in two forms, an ulcerated and a non ulcerated, both painful and fatal.
ISSN:1107-0625