Paul Albert Grawitz

Grawitz

Grawitz is the surname of:* Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Nazi physician* Paul Grawitz, physician who identified the Grawitz tumour....

(born October 1, 1850, Zerrin/Sierzno

Sierzno

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, Kreis Bütow (cf.Bütow

Bütow

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/Bytów

Bytów

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), Pommern (now Poland

Poland

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) - June 27, 1932, Greifswald

Greifswald

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) was a German

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 pathologist. While he studied medicine at the University of Berlin, he was an assistant to pathologist Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow (1821-1902). After graduation he continued as assistant to Virchow until 1886. Grawitz was father-in-law to pathologist Otto Busse

Otto Busse

Otto Emil Franz Ulrich Busse was a German pathologist. Busse was born in Belgard, Pomerania, Prussia and studied medicine at the University of Greifswald, and subsequently became an assistant to Paul Grawitz , at Greifswald...

 (1867-1922).

He taught as a professor

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 at the University of Greifswald from 1886 until 1921, and was director of the Pathological Institute there. He is known for his pioneer work with tissue culture

Tissue culture

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s, and his experimentation in the field of bacteriology

Bacteriology

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. Grawitz' tumour, also known as renal cell carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma

Renal cell carcinoma is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, the very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 80% of cases...

 is named after him.

See also

• Grawitzsche Geschwulst (Grawitz tumo(u)r, nephrocellular carcinoma), see Renal cell carcinoma
  Renal cell carcinoma
  Renal cell carcinoma is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, the very small tubes in the kidney that filter the blood and remove waste products. RCC is the most common type of kidney cancer in adults, responsible for approximately 80% of cases...
  
  
• University of Greifswald