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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sargun Singh Walia M.B.B.S.[2]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[3]
Overview
Hippocrates described the term "aphthae" in relation to the disorders of mouth in 370-460 B.C. By 1928, V. P. Blair of St. Louis was the first to advocate surgery as the best management for oral cancers. Cytotoxic chemotherapy was a major initiative in the 1970's for the patients unfit for surgeries.
Oral cancer historical perspective
- Between 370-460 B.C., in relation to disorders of the mouth the term "aphthae" was first used by Hippocrates.[1]
- In 1838, the term melanoma was first proposed by Sir Robert Carswell, a British pathologist.[2]
- In 1875, Bernard von Langenbeck respected the ramus of the mandible in continuity with the primary tumor.[3]
- By 1928, V. P. Blair of St. Louis was the first to advocate surgery as the best management for oral cancers.
- A major initiative of the 1970's and 1980's was cytotoxic chemotherapy for patients unfit for surgeries.
- Verrucous carcinoma was first discovered in 1948 by Lauren V. Ackerman, an American physician.[4]
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References
- ↑ Ship, Jonathan A. "Recurrent aphthous stomatitis: an update." Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology 81.2 (1996): 141-147.
- ↑ Karamanou M, Liappas I, Stamboulis E, Lymperi M, Kyriakis K, Androutsos G (2012). "Sir Robert Carswell (1793-1857): coining the term "melanoma"". J BUON. 17 (2): 400–2. PMID 22740229.
- ↑ Alberti PW (1975). "Panel discussion: the historical development of laryngectomy. II. The evolution of laryngology and laryngectomy in the mid-19th century". Laryngoscope. 85 (2): 288–98. doi:10.1288/00005537-197502000-00006. PMID 1089857.
- ↑ Lauren Ackerman. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Ackerman. Accessed on May 11, 2016