Evidence of Pituitary Tumor and Acromegaly in an Ancient Egyptian Mummy Head

Rofo. 2019 Aug;191(8):756-758. doi: 10.1055/a-0851-6798. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Authors

Stephanie Panzer^{1

2}, Andreas Grillhösl¹, Stephanie Zesch³, Holger Haubenreisser⁴, Wilfried Rosendahl³

Affiliations

¹ Radiology, Trauma-Center Murnau, Germany.
² Institute of Biomechanics, Trauma Center Murnau and Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Murnau, Germany.
³ Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim, German Mummy Project, Mannheim, Germany.
⁴ Radiology, Institute of Clinical Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Mannheim, Germany.

PMID: 30763964
DOI: 10.1055/a-0851-6798

No abstract available

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Acromegaly* / diagnostic imaging
Acromegaly* / history
Egypt
History, Ancient
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mummies* / history
Pituitary Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Pituitary Neoplasms* / history
Tomography, X-Ray Computed