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A Review of the Evidence for Melanoma in Nine Inca Mummies
Author(s) -
Mark S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.2580
Subject(s) - melanoma , statement (logic) , dermatology , medical literature , medicine , pathology , philosophy , linguistics , cancer research
An often cited statement in the medical literature is that nine Inca mummies (c.400 bc ) had skin and osseous lesions from melanoma. However, a review of the pattern and type of osseous lesions exhibited by these individuals and the age of at least one of them indicate the data are inconsistent with a diagnosis of melanoma. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.