Liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma after prolonged exposure to TNT: causal relationship or mere coincidence?
Macronodular liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma were found in a 61-year-old male who had been exposed for 35 years to Trinitrotoluene (TNT). The question whether TNT had induced these pathological processes is raised.
Garfinkel
D
D
Department of Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, University, Israel.
Sidi
Y
Y
Steier
M
M
Rothem
A
A
Marilus
R
R
Atsmon
A
A
Pinkhas
J
J
D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014303:Trinitrotoluene / Q000633:toxicity*
D014303:Trinitrotoluene