Article
[Malignant pleural mesothelioma in housewives in the province of Catania].
Recenti progressi in medicina - 1 Jan 2000
Proietti Lidia, Migliore Marcello, Polosa Riccardo, Comba Pietro, Circo Cristina, Di Maria Giuseppe U
Abstract excerpt
Our study reports pleural malignant mesothelioma (PMM) in seven female patients. All patients were resident in Catania area (Sicily), the median age was 69.2 years and ranged from 59 to 81 years. They were housewife. Their anamnesis was negative for both direct and indirect previous exposure to asbestos; the partners of all patients were also not exposed to asbestos. The exposure to X-rays was also excluded for...
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