Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (1774-1852): forerunner in surgical oncology.
Androutsos, G; Karamanou, M; Stamboulis, E; Tsoucalas, G; Kousoulis, A
; Mandelenaki, D and
(2011)
Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (1774-1852): forerunner in surgical oncology.
Journal of BUON, 16 (3).
pp. 572-576.
ISSN 1107-0625
https://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/id/eprint/2006340
Professor J.C.A. Récamier (1774-1852), the undisputed founder of modern gynecologic surgery, had also excelled in the field of oncology. In particular, he performed the first successful vaginal hysterectomy for cancer; he conducted extensive research on cancer metastatic process and he was the proponent of a cancer treatment method by compression.
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Date Deposited | 24 Oct 2014 07:52 |
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