Abstract
Occupational exposure to asbestos has been associated with an increased incidence of lung and gastric cancers, mesotheliomas, and myelolymphoid malignancies. A new observation of a patient with indirect exposure to asbestos who developed mesothelioma and plasmacytoid lymphocytic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is described. This report and the previously described stimulation of B lymphocytes by asbestos suggests that the association of mesothelioma with lymphoid and plasma cell malignancies is not merely a coincidence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1269-1270 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Thorax |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
- Health(social science)
- Issues, ethics and legal aspects
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine