1821-1902 · Pathologist
Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow
University of Berlin
Berlin pathologist whose Die Cellularpathologie (1858) applied cell theory to disease. He received his medical degree in 1843 and in 1856 was appointed head of the institute of pathology at the University of Berlin; he proposed an irritation theory of cancer and recognised inflammation as a predisposing factor for tumours.
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Breathnach CS. Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902) and Die Cellularpathologie (1858). J Ir Coll Physicians Surg. 2002;31(1):43-6.
Schmidt A, Weber OF. In memoriam of Rudolf virchow: a historical retrospective including aspects of inflammation, infection and neoplasia. Contrib Microbiol. 2006;13:1-15.
Fujiki H. Gist of Dr. Katsusaburo Yamagiwa's papers entitled "Experimental study on the pathogenesis of epithelial tumors" (I to VI reports). Cancer Sci. 2014;105(2):143-9.