Jacques Turcot

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Jacques Turcot (born October 26, 1914 in Quebec , † April 9, 1977 ibid) was a Canadian surgeon. The Turcot syndrome is named after Turcot , a hereditary tumor disease in which intestinal and brain tumors develop.

Life

Jacques Turcot worked at the Hôtel Dieu de Quebec hospital and the Université Laval in Québec .

literature

  • Jacques Turcot, Jean-Paul Després, François St. Pierre: Malignant tumors of the central nervous system associated with familial polyposis of the colon. Report of two cases . In: Diseases of the Colon and Rectum , Vol. 2 (1959), Issue Sep-Oct, pp. 465-468, ISSN  0012-3706 , PMID 13839882 .
  • Louis Dionne: Homage to Doctor Jacques Turcot . In: Canadian Journal of Surgery , Vol. 20 (1977), No. 6, p. 567, ISSN  0008-428X , PMID 338132 .
  • Dr. Jacques Turcot. A life dedicated to medicine . In: Canadian Medical Association Journal , (1977) Sep 17; 117 (6): 679, ISSN  1488-2329 , PMID 332314 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David AE Shephard: The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1960-1980. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 1985, p. 381 ( limited preview on Google books )
personal data
SURNAME Turcot, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian surgeon
DATE OF BIRTH October 26, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Quebec
DATE OF DEATH April 9, 1977
Place of death Quebec