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Expected number of asbestos-related lung cancers in the Netherlands in the next two decades: a comparison of methods
Occupation Environmental Medicine 2016 February 8 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Van der Bij S, Vermeulen RC, Portengen L, Moons KG, Koffijberg H. Abstract Objectives Exposure to asbestos fibres increases the risk of mesothelioma and lung cancer. Although the vast majority of mesothelioma cases are caused by asbestos exposure, the number of asbestos-related lung cancers…
Read MoreIncidence and survival trends for malignant pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, Australia, 1982-2009
Occupational Environmental Medicine 2016 January 22 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Soeberg MJ, Leigh J, Driscoll T, Armstrong B, Young JM, van Zandwijk N. Abstract Background Australia is known to have had one of the highest per-capita asbestos consumption rates, yet there are few contemporary reports on malignant mesothelioma trends. Methods Data on 10 930 people…
Read MoreAnalytical Transmission Electron Microscopy of Amphibole Fibers From the Lungs of Quebec Miners
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health 2015 [Link] Germine M, Puffer JH. Abstract The objective of this study is to describe the morphology, molecular structure, and chemistry of amphibole fibers from lung samples from workers in the chrysotile mines at Asbestos and Thetford Mines, Quebec. A fibrous tremolite-actinolite contaminant in an asbestos ore sample from…
Read MoreMalignant mesotheliomas with unknown exposure to asbestos: a re-examination
La Medicina del Lavora 2016 January 20 [Link] Mensi C1, Poltronieri A, Romano A, Dallari B, Riboldi L, Bertazzi PA, Consonni D. Abstract Introduction Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) is a rare neoplasm associated with asbestos exposure. In 24,5% of MM cases reported to the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry (LMR), asbestos exposure has been defined as “unknown”. Objective…
Read MoreAsbestos exposure assessment in the first case of intrasplenic mesothelioma
La Medicina del Lavora 2016 January 20 [Link] Miscetti G1, Bodo P, Lumare A, Abbritti EP, Garofani P, Burani V. Abstract Background In 2013 the International Journal of Surgical Pathology published a case report of intrasplenic malignant mesothelioma (MM) in a 48-year-old man: it was the first report in literature describing a case of primitive…
Read MoreDiffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Presenting with Psammomatous Calcification on a Cervical Smear
Acta Cytologica 2016 February 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Tan A, Cohen P, Raoofi M, Tan J, Mesbah Ardakani N, Sterrett G. Abstract Background Psammoma bodies in cervical smears are rare but may be associated with benign and malignant diseases of the female genital tract. Case A 52-year-old nulliparous woman presented with a 2-month…
Read MoreRecurrent benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: Approach to this rare condition
Cirugia y Cirujanos 2016 January 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] García-Mayor Fernández RL, Fernández-González M, López-Rodríguez A, Martínez-Almeida Fernández R. Abstract Background Benign multicystic mesothelioma is a rare benign tumour derived from the peritoneal mesothelium. The aim of this paper is to present a case of this rare tumour and review the clinical features,…
Read MoreWell-Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma of the Tunica Vaginalis
Urology 2016 January 7 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Tan WK, Tan MY, Tan HM, Pathmanathan R, Tan WP. Abstract A 39-year-old man presented with painless scrotal swelling for 2 months. He denied any asbestos exposure but claimed to work with wall and ceiling plaster. Physical exam revealed a large right scrotum which transilluminated. Scrotal…
Read MoreForeign body granuloma mimicking recurrence of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2015 September 7 [Link] Nakasuka T, Fujimoto N, Hara N, Miyamoto Y, Yamagishi T, Asano M, Nishi H, Kishimoto T. Abstract A 72-year-old man visited our hospital due to right pleural effusion. He had worked as a welder at a shipbuilding company and had been exposed to asbestos. Cytological examination and…
Read MoreGermline BAP1 mutational landscape of asbestos-exposed malignant mesothelioma patients with family history of cancer
Cancer Research 2015 December 30 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Ohar JA, Cheung M, Talarchek J, Howard SE, Howard TD, Hesdorffer M, Peng H, Rauscher FJ, Testa JR. Abstract Heritable mutations in the BAP1 tumor suppressor gene predispose individuals to mesothelioma and other cancers. However, a large-scale assessment of germline BAP1 mutation incidence and associated…
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