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. 2011 Jul-Sep;16(3):572-6.

Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (1774-1852): forerunner in surgical oncology

G Androutsos  1 , M Karamanou, E Stamboulis, G Tsoucalas, A A Kousoulis, D Mandelenaki
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Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (1774-1852): forerunner in surgical oncology

G Androutsos et al. J BUON. 2011 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

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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