Ureteral tumor with multiple Bowen's disease forty-two years after exposure to arsenic.
We report a case of ureteral tumor associated with Bowen's disease in a 67-year-old man. The patient has a history of occupational exposure to arsenic 42 years before. Arsenic produces multiple cancers and these cancers are characterized by a long period of latency.
Department of Urology, Osaka Central Hospital, Japan.
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Koh
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Kondoh
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Kaihara
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Fujioka
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Kitamura
D000368:Aged; D001151:Arsenic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001151:Arsenic