Radiation associated malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Malignant pleural mesothelioma of epithelial type developed in a 24 year old woman, 20 years after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. This case and a review of published cases indicate that radiation may induce malignant mesothelioma.
Lerman
Y
Y
Israel Defence Forces Medical Corps.
Learman
Y
Y
Schachter
P
P
Herceg
E
E
Lieberman
Y
Y
Yellin
A
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects