Pierre Masson

Doctor Claude L. Pierre Masson (November 12, 1880 – May 11, 1959) was a Canadian doctor. He was considered one of the leading histopathologists of his era.[1]

He was born in Dijon and studied medicine at the University of Paris and the Pasteur Institute. Originally, Masson planned a career in clinical medicine, but, after suffering poor health, decided to change his area of interest to biology. Masson was offered the chair of pathology at the University of Strasbourg.[2] He is credited with first describing neurocrine secretion and his work led to the development of modern neuroendocrinology. He was also known for his research into brain tumours. Masson developed at three-stain protocol used in histology known as "Masson's trichrome stain". In 1927, he left Strasbourg to become chair of the Pathology department at the Université de Montréal.[3] Masson reworked the pathology curriculum at the university and reorganized the pathology laboratories there. He retired from that position in 1954.[1]

He died at the age of 79 and was buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery.[3]

Masson was named to the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

References
  1. "Dr. Pierre Masson". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 1997. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.
  2. Cabanne, F. "Pierre Masson. A precursor and re-discoverer (1880-1959)". Ann Pathol. 3: 95–7. PMID 6340705.
  3. Al Aboud, Khalid; Al Aboud, Ahmad (May 20, 2013). "Eponyms in the Dermatology literature linked to stains used in skin biopsies" (PDF). Our Dermatol Online.


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