René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) and the description of metastatic pulmonary melanoma
Karamanou, M.; Stratigos, A.J.; Saridaki, Z.; Tsoucalas, G.; Androutsos, G.; Laennec, R-Theophile-Hyacinthe.
Journal of BUON Official Journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology 20(1): 354-356
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1107-0625 PMID: 25778343 Document Number: 683310
In 19th century, the anatomo-clinical school of Paris linked clinical signs with anatomical lesions establishing clinical medicine. One of the most enlightened promoters of this method was the French physician René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec, known as the inventor of stethoscope. In our article, we reveal his work on pulmonary melanoma.