Case report: Boundaries of oncological and traumatological medical care in ancient Egypt: new palaeopathological insights from two human skulls.
| Autor: | Tondini T; Institute for Archaeological Sciences, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.; Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom., Isidro A; Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor, Barcelona, Spain.; Departament de Cirurgia i Especialitats Medicoquirúrgiques, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Camarós E; Department of History (Prehistory Unit), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.; Interuniversity Research Centre for Atlantic Cultural Landscapes (CISPAC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2024 May 29; Vol. 11, pp. 1371645. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 29 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fmed.2024.1371645 |
| Abstrakt: | The present case studies report malignant neoplastic and traumatic lesions observed on two ancient Egyptian skulls held at the Duckworth Collection (Cambridge University). The analysis aims to characterise the lesions and provide a diagnosis using a methodology based on micro-CT scanning and microscopic bone surface analysis. Results pointed towards neoplastic lesions in both cases and healed severe skull trauma in one of them suggesting successful traumatological therapy. Interestingly, our analysis has identified the presence of perimortem cutmarks associated with metastatic lytic lesions in one of the skulls, indicating a potential surgical treatment attempt or postmortem medical exploration. We argue that the two cases, although not contemporary, allow a palaeopathological discussion on oncological and traumatological understanding and management of such conditions in the past. The confrontation of two potential managements represented by two different types of lesions represent a clear boundary in ancient Egyptian medical care and a milestone in the history of medicine. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Tondini, Isidro and Camarós.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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