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Malignant Diffuse Mesothelioma in Women — A Study of 354 Cases

February 11, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

We reviewed 354 cases of malignant diffuse mesothelioma (MM) in women from a database of 2858 histologically confirmed MM cases. There was a pleural predominance with 78% [ pleural malignant mesothelioma ] and 22% [ peritoneal malignant mesothelioma ]. The pleural tumors consisted of 72% epithelioid, 19% biphasic, and 9% sarcomatoid variant. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medicine, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, diffuse peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (DPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, secondhand asbestos exposure

Diffuse peritoneal mesothelioma: A case series of 62 patients including paraoccupational exposures to chrysotile asbestos

November 28, 2017 By Thomas Lamb

Background  Diffuse peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (DPM) is caused by exposure to asbestos. The medical literature has linked DPM primarily to high levels of asbestos exposure, in particular amosite. Controversy persists as to whether chrysotile is capable of causing DPM, especially when exposures are paraoccupational. Methods  Sixty-two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, diffuse peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (DPM), malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, paraoccupational exposures, secondhand asbestos exposure

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