Retroperitoneal silicosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma in an Alpine miner with chronic lung silicosis.
A miner, known to have had lung silicosis for 30 years, was investigated for abdominal pain. A retroperitoneal mass was found, in which histological examination showed an inflammatory reaction to silica.
Tschopp
J M
JM
Centre Valaisan de Pneumologie, Montana.
Rossini
M J
MJ
Richon
C A
CA
Letovanec
N
N
Joris
F
F
Frey
J G
JG
Kaelin
R M
RM
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012829:Silicosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed