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Familial mesothelioma in first degree relatives.
Diagnostic cytopathology - 1 Jul 2013
Kalogeraki Alexandra M, Tamiolakis Dimitrios J, Lagoudaki Eleni D, Papadakis Michael N, Papadakis George Z, Agelaki Sofia I, Stathopoulos Efstathios N, Tzardi Maria N
Abstract excerpt
Occupational asbestos exposure is believed to be the primary etiologic link to mesothelioma. However, in the evaluation of familial mesothelioma, it is important to consider the possibility of household exposure to asbestos. In this study, we report a family in which the father with prolonged occupational asbestos exposure developed malignant pleural mesothelioma and his daughter 14 years later mesothelioma in...
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