Fibrous dysplasia in a 120,000+ year old Neandertal from Krapina, Croatia.

Fibrous dysplasia in a 120,000+ year old Neandertal from Krapina, Croatia.

We describe the first definitive case of a fibrous dysplastic neoplasm in a Neandertal rib (120.71) from the site of Krapina in present-day Croatia. The tumor predates other evidence for these kinds of tumor by well over 100,000 years. Tumors of any sort are a rare occurrence in recent archaeologica...

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Main Authors: Janet Monge, Morrie Kricun, Jakov Radovčić, Davorka Radovčić, Alan Mann, David W Frayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3673952?pdf=render

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