Papers by Marilina D'Andretta
Conference Presentations by Marilina D'Andretta
Osteochondroma is a relatively common benign cartilaginous tumor (35% to 40 % of all benign bone ... more Osteochondroma is a relatively common benign cartilaginous tumor (35% to 40 % of all benign bone tumors) characterized by a cartilage-capped bony projections or outgrowth on the surface of bones. When there is the development of two or more bony outgrowths, the disorder is called Multiple Osteochondromas (MO), a hereditary autosomal dominant disease. Paleopatological researches have demonstrated the presence of MO in a very broad geographical and chronological distribution, from the Middle Bronze Age (1700 BC) to the XIX century, even if only 18 cases are reported in the previous literature. The archaeological survey in Montescudaio, Cecina Valley (Pisa), between 2005 and 2010, discovered the Nunnery of Santa Maria, founded in the late XI century by the Counts of Gherardesca. The archaeologists investigated many burials from X to XVI century. One of the skeletons, a 35-40 year old male dated between the XII-XIV centuries, showed two voluminous multiple exostoses, located on the lateral part of the left clavicle
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Papers by Marilina D'Andretta
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