Campbell De Morgan

Surgeon, Deceased Person

1811 – 1876

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Who was Campbell De Morgan?

Campbell Greig De Morgan was a British surgeon who first speculated that cancer arose locally and then spread, first to the lymph nodes and then more widely in the body. His name is used to describe the non cancerous Campbell de Morgan spot; bright red spots that may appear on the skin in later life and which he was the first to note in medical literature.

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Born
Nov 22, 1811
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Died
Apr 12, 1876

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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