Tumors in the 18th and 19th centuries at Brno, Czech Republic
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F13%3A00070867" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/13:00070867 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2013/0343" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2013/0343</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0003-5548/2013/0343" target="_blank" >10.1127/0003-5548/2013/0343</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Tumors in the 18th and 19th centuries at Brno, Czech Republic
Original language description
Symptoms signs of benign and malignant tumors were observed during paleopathological analysis of skeletal remains from the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. Approximately 1,200 skeletons were examined from two Modern era archaeology sites: the Malá Nová ulice (Little New Street) cemetery and the cemetery of the Nemocnice Milosrdných bratří (Merciful Brothers? Hospital). Osteomas, usually located on the flat bones of the cranial vault, were the most frequent skeletal pathology. Symptoms signs of malignant tumors were observed in three cases. In one case lytic foci caused by the metastases of a malignant tumor in the soft tissue was observed. Traces of myeloma multiplex were found in two individuals. Living conditions in that period, and possible carcinogenic environmental influences were assessed for the general population of Brno. This report contributes to a better understanding of the historical development of cancers and the clarification of possible causes for their modern increa
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AC - Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Anthropologischer Anzeiger
ISSN
0003-5548
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
70
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
21
Pages from-to
385-405
UT code for WoS article
000330556100003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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