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dc.contributor.authorMonge, Janet
dc.contributor.authorKircun, Morrie
dc.contributor.authorRadovčić, Jakov
dc.contributor.authorRadovčić, Davorka
dc.contributor.authorMann, Alan
dc.contributor.authorFrayer, David W.
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-19T19:35:44Z
dc.date.available2014-03-19T19:35:44Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-05
dc.identifier.citationMonge, J., Kricun, M., Radovčić, J., Radovčić, D., Mann, A., & Frayer, D. W. (2013). Fibrous Dysplasia in a 120,000+ Year Old Neandertal from Krapina, Croatia. PLoS ONE, 8(6). http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/13270
dc.description.abstractWe 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 archaeological periods or in living primates, but especially in the human fossil record. Several studies have surveyed bone diseases in past human populations and living primates and fibrous dysplasias occur in a low incidence. Within the class of bone tumors of the rib, fibrous dysplasia is present in living humans at a higher frequency than other bone tumors. The bony features leading to our diagnosis are described in detail. In living humans effects of the neoplasm present a broad spectrum of symptoms, from asymptomatic to debilitating. Given the incomplete nature of this rib and the lack of associated skeletal elements, we resist commenting on the health effects the tumor had on the individual. Yet, the occurrence of this neoplasm shows that at least one Neandertal suffered a common bone tumor found in modern humans.
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights©2013 Monge et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectDysplasia
dc.subjectFossil Record
dc.subjectLesions
dc.subjectMyelomas
dc.subjectNeoplasms
dc.subjectPaleoanthropology
dc.subjectRibs
dc.titleFibrous Dysplasia in a 120,000+ Year Old Neandertal from Krapina, Croatia
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorFrayer, David W.
kusw.kudepartmentDepartment of Anthroplogy
kusw.oastatusfullparticipation
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0064539
dc.subject.urihttp://id.worldcat.org/fast/812938
dc.subject.urihttp://id.worldcat.org/fast/900365
dc.subject.urihttp://id.worldcat.org/fast/1051317
dc.subject.urihttp://id.worldcat.org/fast/1097322
dc.subject.fastArchaeology
dc.subject.fastDysplasia
dc.subject.fastPaleoanthropology
dc.subject.fastRibs
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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