Malignant pleural mesothelioma following radiotherapy in a 16-year-old boy.
A case of diffuse, epithelioid mesothelioma of the right pleura in a 16-year-old boy is presented. Though a history of previous exposure to asbestos could not be elicited, the patient did receive pulmonary irradiation for metastatic Wilms' tumor at the age of 2 years. The authors believe that the development of his mesothelioma was causally related to his prior radiotherapy.
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Hurley
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D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy