Probable metastatic carcinoma with lymphoadenopathy and acquired Horner’s Syndrome portrayed in a 3rd Century CE Roman bust (original) (raw)

Abstract

Here we describe a potential case of metastatic carcinoma associated with lymphoadenopathy and acquired Horner Syndrome’s portrayed in a third century CE male bust housed in the collection of Count Franz I Erbach- Erbach (1754–1823) at Erbach Castle (Erbach, Hesse, Germany) (see Fig. 1a–d). The bust depicts an unknown bearded adult man known as “Single-eyed man”.

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