Plasmacytomas and mesothelioma.
A patient is reported who developed five plasmacytomas over a four-year period and developed a pleural mesothelioma 12 years later. The relationship of these two entities is discussed and the question of a common environmental carcinogen is raised.
D001194:Asbestos; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D001194:Asbestos