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Metastatic cancer in the Jurassic

January 1, 1999

Recognition of cancer in extreme antiquity has been limited to osteomas in mosasaurs and haemangiomas and growths of unclear origin in dinosaurs. We describe a metastatic cancer in a dinosaur.

Publication Year 1999
Title Metastatic cancer in the Jurassic
DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01019-3
Authors B.M. Rothschild, B.J. Witzke, I. Hershkovitz
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Lancet
Index ID 70021527
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse