Mastoid osteoma in a prehispanic cranium (1390 A.D.) from Northern Chile

Castro, Mario; Goycoolea, Marcos V.; Gálvez, Marcelo; Silva, Verónica; Montoya, Carlos; Fuentes, Jorge

doi:10.1016/j.ijpp.2018.10.006

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“…In palaeopathology, research regarding osteomata has typically been approached on a case‐by‐case basis (Bartelink & Wright, 2011; Castro et al, 2019; Giuffra et al, 2019; Galassi, Varotto, Angelici, & Picchi, 2020; Premužić & Šikanjic, 2013; Smith, 2010). In regard to palaeoepidemiology, the prevalence of osteomata is typically reported in general terms.…”

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“…Although the rational of Kaplan et al, (1994) can also be applied to cranial osteomata, Eshed et al (2002) suggested that, based on their histological features, these lesions be reclassified as hamartoma, a malformation that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development. In palaeopathological case reports of osteomata, these lesions are referred to as tumours, and the debate regarding their status as a neoplasm is either not mentioned or not discussed (Blau, 2006; Castro et al, 2019; Dąbrowski et al, 2015; Galassi et al, 2020; Giuffra et al, 2019; Licata, Borgo, Armocida, Nicosia, & Ferioli, 2016; Piombino‐Mascali, Zink, & Panzer, 2017; Premužić & Šikanjic, 2013; Odes et al, 2018; Smith, 2010; Zias, 2006). Bartelink and Wright (2011) seem to be the only researchers who did note this debate in their report of a mandibular tumour from Guatemala, dated to the 6 th to 9 th century CE.…”

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A palaeoepidemiological investigation of osteomata, with reference to medieval Poland

Siek

Rando

Cieślik

et al. 2020

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The osteoma, among other forms of benign neoplastic disease, has received little palaeopathological or palaeoepidemiological interest largely because of its asymptomatic nature. This is problematic because these tumours are regarded as common occurrences in bioarchaeological contexts, despite there being scant data to support these claims. This investigation presents a palaeoepidemiological enquiry into osteomata. Five hundred ninety individuals from six skeletal assemblages from Poland, dating from the 9th to 17th century, were macroscopically surveyed for osteomata. This was followed by a palaeoepidemiological analysis, looking at sex‐ and age‐specific prevalence. Ninety‐three osteomata were observed in 67 individuals. The sex‐specific prevalence was 13.5% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.7–18.1) for males and 11.6% (95% CI 7.9–16.2) for females. The age‐specific prevalence for middle adults was 2.1% (95% CI: 0.6–5.2) and 5.3% (95% CI: 2.5–9.8) for mature adults. The results indicated the prevalence of benign tumours was similar between males and females and seemed to increase with age. This case study adds to a sparse area of palaeo‐oncological research and calls for further future investigation.

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A palaeoepidemiological investigation of osteomata, with reference to medieval Poland

Siek

Rando

Cieślik

et al. 2020

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The third dimension in palaeopathology: How can three‐dimensional imaging by computed tomography bring an added value to retrospective diagnosis?

Coqueugniot

Dutailly

Dutour

2020

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Three‐dimensional (3D) imaging is now extensively used for studying ancient human and animal bones. This method has been consensually adopted by palaeoanthropologists, but its interest in palaeopathology has been challenged. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the contribution of 3D reconstructions to retrospective diagnosis in palaeopathology. We selected six palaeopathological cases among our research corpus representing three nosographic categories (trauma, infection and neoplasia) from various periods ranging from the Middle Palaeolithic to the beginning of the Modern Era. For each case, we compared the diagnostic value of plain X‐ray, computed tomography (CT) slices, and 3D reconstructions. The latter were performed using TIVMI program, a free software for research use developed by one of us. Reconstructions are obtained by surface extraction that follows a segmentation process. We showed that this 3D method allowed reconstructing/quantifying pathological processes on ancient bones, usefully supplementing conventional radiological analyses and clearly bringing an added value to retrospective diagnosis in palaeopathology.

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Osteoma of the zygomatic bone from 16th century Sardinia (Italy) in the framework of a paleoepidemiological study

Giuffra

Luigi

Ileana

et al. 2022

International Journal of Paleopathology

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Mastoid osteoma in a prehispanic cranium (1390 A.D.) from Northern Chile

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

A palaeoepidemiological investigation of osteomata, with reference to medieval Poland

A palaeoepidemiological investigation of osteomata, with reference to medieval Poland

The third dimension in palaeopathology: How can three‐dimensional imaging by computed tomography bring an added value to retrospective diagnosis?

Osteoma of the zygomatic bone from 16th century Sardinia (Italy) in the framework of a paleoepidemiological study

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