The oral cancer of Sigmund Freud.

The last 16 years of the life of Sigmund Freud were spent in a brave battle against a massive intraoral cancer to which he finally succumbed at the age of 83. He was subjected to 30 operative procedures and endured daily manipulations of a cumbersome prosthesis worn to replace his resected jaw and palate. This study reveals medical details of his illness and suggests modern options of management of this tumor.