title: [Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: its relation to asbestos].
abstract: Chronic exposure to asbestos can induce malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (PMM) without pulmonary or pleural involvement (PIMM). The localization to the peritoneum depends on the different susceptibility of the two mesotheliums and, perhaps, on the length of asbestos fibers which can facilitate their direct translocation.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica II, Università degli Studi, Pisa.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pentimone
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moruzzo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siuti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: del Corso
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos