A 26-Year-Old Male with Mesothelioma Due to Asbestos Exposure

Mesothelioma is a malignancy with poor prognosis, with an average 5-year survival rate being less than 9%. This type of cancer is almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos. A long exposure can cause mesothelioma and so can short ones, as each exposure is cumulative. We report a case of a 26-...

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Main Authors: P. Zarogoulidis, M. Orfanidis, T. C. Constadinidis, E. Eleutheriadou, T. Kontakiotis, T. Kerenidi, L. Sakkas, N. Courcoutsakis, K. Zarogoulidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/951732