title: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after remote abdominal radiation.
abstract: Peritoneal mesothelioma in a 61-year-old man, occurred 26 years after abdominal radiotherapy for a testicular seminoma. The patient had no history of asbestos exposure. After asbestos, radiation is the second most frequent defined cause of mesothelioma in North America, but the number of well-documented cases is small; this case represents only the fifth example of peritoneal mesothelioma after therapeutic irradiation of the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia Health Sciences Centre Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gilks
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hegedus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fratkin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Churg
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D009919:Orchiectomy; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery