title: [Pleural fibroma: a case of a patient exposed to tungsten carbide and asbestos].
abstract: We report here a case of localized fibrous pleural mesothelioma diagnosed in a sixty-year old patient, who had been exposed to tungsten carbide and asbestos dust for almost twenty years. He first consulted because of enduring lateral chest pains combined with progressive and increasing dyspnea on exertion. The initial diagnosis, after both pulmonary radiograph and computerised tomography, was confirmed by a histology which revealed fusiform cells of fibroblastic origin. After simple and total excision of the tumor, symptoms improved.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Respiratories et de Longue Durée, Hôpital des Grandes Brosses, CHRU de Tours.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brousse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonneville
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017973:Tungsten Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017973:Tungsten Compounds; C002802:tungsten carbide; D001194:Asbestos