Ovarian tumor, with teeth and a bone fragment inside, found in a Roman-age skeleton
Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 11:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A team of researchers led by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona in Spain has found the first ancient remains of a calcified ovarian teratoma, in the pelvis of the skeleton of a woman from the Roman era. The find confirms the presence in antiquity of this type of tumour - formed by the remains of tissues or organs, which are difficult to locate during the examination of ancient remains. Inside the small round mass, four teeth and a small piece of bone were found.