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HERO ID
6883604
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
Malignant diseases of the pleura, peritoneum, and other serosal surfaces
Author(s)
Gibbs, AR; Craighead, JE
Year
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Location
New York, NY
Book Title
Abestos and its dieases
Page Numbers
190-229
Language
English
DOI
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195178692.003.0008
Abstract
This chapter focuses on malignant mesothelioma (MM) and other mesothelial lesions and conditions that mimic MM. MM is now, alongside lung cancer, the most important occupational cancer among industrial populations worldwide. MM is a diffuse tumor that arises in the serosal surfaces of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, ovary, and tunica vaginalis of the testis. The most frequent location is the pleura followed by the peritoneum. As a result of serosal effusion and diffuse serosal thickening by tumor, patients with pleural tumors typically present with chest pain and shortness of breath and abdominal pain with distension in the peritoneal cases
Keywords
malignant mesothelioma; mesothelial lesions; tumor; asbestos exposure
Editor(s)
Gibbs, AR; Craighead, JE
ISBN
9780195178692
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