title: Mortality from pleural mesothelioma in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1979-2000: estimation from death certificates, hospital records, and histopathologic assessments.
abstract: To obtain information about the occurrence of pleural mesothelioma on a population basis in Brazil, mortality related to pleural tumors in the State of Rio de Janeiro during 1979-2000 was examined. Death certificates with pleural tumors as the main cause of death and hospital records were analyzed, together with histopathologic material, which was reevaluated. Of 217 death certificates coded as pleural tumors, 34.1% were considered wrongly coded. Results after reclassification were: definite mesothelioma = 45 cases; probable = 7; possible = 31; inconclusive = 65; other tumors = 11. Thus, the number of mesotheliomas in Rio de Janeiro in 1979-2000 is estimated to have been 83. The analysis also suggests a problem with mortality codification in the State.
authors.affiliation: Rua Barata Ribeiro, 720-/501 -Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. CEP 22051-000, germania@uerj.br
authors.forename: Germania A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Vinicius C S
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Antão
authors.forename: Maria Margarida T
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Vera L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Capelozzi
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terra-Filho
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003644:Death Certificates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000145:classification / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos