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  • Surgical treatment of head and neck cancers in the ancient world

  • J Kelly, S Mahalingam
  • Journal:
    The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 129 / Issue 6 / June 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    25 May 2015, pp. 535-539
    Print publication:
    June 2015
  • Objective:

    This paper attempts to chart the history of head and neck cancers and their surgical treatment, starting from ancient Egypt and concluding with Galen.

    Conclusion:

    The ancient Egyptians appear to have treated head and neck cancers with local applications. The ancient Greek corpus contains a reference to treating pharyngeal carcinoma with cautery, but the description is too vague to establish the diagnosis conclusively. The ancient Romans moved away from surgical treatments, with Galen establishing a prejudice against surgery that would last through the Middle Ages.