Radiation associated malignant pleural mesothelioma.

AUTOR(ES)

Lerman, Y

RESUMO

Malignant pleural mesothelioma of epithelial type developed in a 24 year old woman, 20 years after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. This case and a review of published cases indicate that radiation may induce malignant mesothelioma.

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