Josef Rotter
Josef Rotter (born January 21, 1857 in Gläsendorf near Mittelwalde , Habelschwerdt district in the County of Glatz ; † September 29, 1924 in Berlin ) was a German surgeon.
Life
Rotter studied medicine at the University of Breslau , the Friedrichs University Halle and the Christian Albrechts University in Kiel . He was the first to perform radical mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer in Germany . Rotter was a senior physician in the St. Hedwig Hospital in Berlin for many years . One son was the pathologist Werner Rotter .
At the end of the 19th century, Josef Rotter developed a method for radical breast surgery for breast cancer. As a professor, he was convinced that the more extensive the tumor and the endangered adjacent tissue would be removed, the greater the patient's chances of recovery. During this radical operation, the mammary gland, the lymph nodes in the armpit and possibly also the collarbone were removed. Its adoption and surgical technique determined breast cancer therapy for almost 100 years.
Honors
In honor of Josef Rotters, the surgical technique he carried out for the first time was referred to in the specialist literature as the "Rotter operation". In the Duden dictionary of medical terms and terminology, an entry was made under this term, Rotter operation.
On the occasion of Rotter's 65th birthday and 31st anniversary of service, a bronze medal of honor was donated and created by O. Wenzel. The front of the medal shows the bust of Josef Rotter with the text PROF. DR.JOSEF ROTTER - AETATIS LXV - IX. 1921 . The reverse shows Heracles fighting the hydra with a club and the inscription LABOR OMNIA VINCIT 1890–1921 all around .
literature
- Julius Pagel : Biographical lexicon of outstanding doctors of the nineteenth century. With a historical introduction . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Berlin 1901. ( online )
- Döller: Postoperative lymphedema after breast cancer in the past and now . (PDF, 5.1 MB; accessed on March 4, 2016).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Delbrück : Breast cancer: Advice and help for those affected and their families (accessed on March 4, 2016).
- ↑ Duden : Dictionary of medical terms / standard work for specialists and laypeople (accessed on March 4, 2016).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rotter, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German surgeon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gläsendorf , Habelschwerdt district |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1924 |
| Place of death | Berlin |