Albert Salomon (surgeon)
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Albert Salomon (1883–1976)[1] was a German surgeon at the Royal Surgical University Clinic in Berlin. He is best known for his study of early mastectomies that is considered the beginning of mammography.[2] He was the father of the artist Charlotte Salomon, who died in the Holocaust.[1]
Breast pathology
In 1913, Salomon performed a study on 3,000 mastectomies.[2] In the study, Salomon compared X-rays of the breasts to the actual removed tissue, observing specifically microcalcifications.[3][4] By doing so, he was able to establish the difference as seen on an X-ray image between cancerous and non-cancerous tumors in the breast.[4] Salomon's mammographs provided substantial information about the spread of tumors and their borders.[5] In the midst of the study, Salomon also discovered that there are multiple types of breast cancer.[4] Salomon was unable to use this technique in practice because he did not work with breast cancer patients, and although he published his findings in 1913, mammography did not become a common practice until years later.[5]
Later life
Salomon was discharged from the University of Berlin in 1933 as Adolf Hitler came to power. He lived in a concentration camp until 1939, when he managed to go into hiding in the Netherlands. After World War II ended, he moved to Amsterdam, where he worked as a professor.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Creativity and Its Imprint: Three Jewish Artists and Some Books About Them: Philip Guston, Charlotte Salomon, R. B. Kitaj, Leonard Gold, Rosaline and Myer Feinstein Lecture Series, 2001. Hosted by www.jewishlibraries.org. Retrieved 11 Jul 2011.
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