Doctors have confirmed a diagnosis made more than 200 years ago by one
of medicine's most influential surgeons.
John Hunter had diagnosed a patient in 1786 with a "tumour as hard as bone".
Royal Marsden Hospital doctors analysed patient samples and case notes, which were preserved at the museum named after him - the Hunterian in London.
As well as confirming the diagnosis, the cancer team believe Mr Hunter's centuries-old samples may give clues as to how cancer is changing over time.
"It started out as a bit of fun exploration, but we were amazed by John Hunter's insight," Dr Christina Messiou told the
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