Malignant Mesothelioma after Household Exposure to Asbestos

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer that has been closely linked to asbestos exposure. Initially recognized as an occupational cancer in male workers, MM was later found to occur in their family members as well. We report the case of an 89-year-old female who presented with abdominal...

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Autores principales: Saba, Raya, Aronu, Godson Nnamdi, Bhatti, Ravinder Pal, Mirrakhimov, Aibek E., Anusim, Nwabundo, Barbaryan, Aram, Kwatra, Shawn G., Iroegbu, Nkemakolam
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24222877
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/570487
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author Saba, Raya
Aronu, Godson Nnamdi
Bhatti, Ravinder Pal
Mirrakhimov, Aibek E.
Anusim, Nwabundo
Barbaryan, Aram
Kwatra, Shawn G.
Iroegbu, Nkemakolam
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Aronu, Godson Nnamdi
Bhatti, Ravinder Pal
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description Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer that has been closely linked to asbestos exposure. Initially recognized as an occupational cancer in male workers, MM was later found to occur in their family members as well. We report the case of an 89-year-old female who presented with abdominal distention, pain, and findings consistent with malignant ascites. Family history was significant for fatal mesothelioma in her husband of 40 years, who was a worker at a tile factory. The diagnosis of MM was confirmed on pathologic examination of the omental core biopsy.
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spelling pubmed-38104912013-11-11 Malignant Mesothelioma after Household Exposure to Asbestos Saba, Raya Aronu, Godson Nnamdi Bhatti, Ravinder Pal Mirrakhimov, Aibek E. Anusim, Nwabundo Barbaryan, Aram Kwatra, Shawn G. Iroegbu, Nkemakolam Case Rep Oncol Med Case Report Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer that has been closely linked to asbestos exposure. Initially recognized as an occupational cancer in male workers, MM was later found to occur in their family members as well. We report the case of an 89-year-old female who presented with abdominal distention, pain, and findings consistent with malignant ascites. Family history was significant for fatal mesothelioma in her husband of 40 years, who was a worker at a tile factory. The diagnosis of MM was confirmed on pathologic examination of the omental core biopsy. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3810491/ /pubmed/24222877 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/570487 Text en Copyright © 2013 Raya Saba et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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