title: Familial mesothelioma: a report of two families.
abstract: Five reports of familial mesothelioma in which mesotheliomas occurred in two or more family members have been recorded in the medical literature. In this report, we describe two examples of familial mesothelioma. In one family, three brothers who worked in the asbestos insulation industry developed mesothelioma. In the second family, the father, who was occupationally exposed to asbestos, died from a tubulopapillary peritoneal mesothelioma 11 years before his son died from an identical histologic type of peritoneal mesothelioma. Our report, as with those previously recorded, suggests that genetic factors may be important in the genesis of some mesotheliomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98101.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Hammar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bockus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Remington
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freidman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: LaZerte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos