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Melanomas are a common skin condition in Australia. The authors decided to examine the history of melanomas and its metastases with particular reference to the description of Laennec and the… Click to show full abstract
Melanomas are a common skin condition in Australia. The authors decided to examine the history of melanomas and its metastases with particular reference to the description of Laennec and the controversy between him and his teacher Dupuytren, who challenged his pupil as to who was the first to describe melanomatous metastases to the lungs. The rivalry between teacher and student continued, with each describing a similar system of pathological classification.
Keywords:
first published;
description metastatic;
laennec melanosis;
melanosis first;
description;
published description
Journal Title: Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Australasian Journal of Dermatology
Year Published: 2017
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