René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec (1781-1826) and the description of metastatic pulmonary melanoma

J BUON. 2015 Jan-Feb;20(1):354-6.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / history*
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / history*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Medical Oncology / history*
  • Melanoma / history*
  • Melanoma / secondary
  • Paris
  • Skin Neoplasms / history*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology

Personal name as subject

  • Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec