The Medical Concrete Cancer of the Lung: A Unique Case Report

A 53-year-old 10 pack year smoker and concrete worker for 12 years presented to us with a lung mass proven to be small cell lung cancer on lung biopsy. An industrial terminology of concrete cancer already exists defining the wear and tear in concrete due to various interactions. The interactions of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tamburrini, Mario, Desai, Unnati, Zuccon, Umberto, Barbetta, Carlo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7962503/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33746437
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_94_19
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Sumario:A 53-year-old 10 pack year smoker and concrete worker for 12 years presented to us with a lung mass proven to be small cell lung cancer on lung biopsy. An industrial terminology of concrete cancer already exists defining the wear and tear in concrete due to various interactions. The interactions of concrete and smoke on lung, predisposed and increased the risk of lung cancer probably as an additive effect which we label as the medical concrete cancer of the lung.

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