title: Mesothelioma in Mongolia: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  More than 80% of cases of mesothelioma worldwide have a history of asbestos exposure. In Mongolia, workers in coal burning thermal power plants (TPP) have widely utilized asbestos as an insulation material.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the case of a 47-year-old woman diagnosed with a malignant pleural mesothelioma. She worked in a TPP in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for 28 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A computer tomography (CT) scan showed a circumferential ring around her left lung, and tissues' samples had a biphasic variant of mesothelioma with epithelioid and sarcomatoid components.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first reported case of mesothelioma in Mongolia. We expect additional cases of mesothelioma, as well as other asbestos related diseases, will be identified in the future. In order to properly track asbestos related diseases in the country, we recommend the creation of an asbestos related disease registry.
authors.forename: Naransukh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Damiran
authors.forename: Khishigtogtokh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davaajav
authors.forename: Erdenechimeg
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erdenebayar
authors.forename: Burmaa
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gomboloi
authors.forename: Arthur L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D008986:Mongolia; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011210:Power Plants
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
keywords: Asbestos related disease,; Asbestos,; Insulation; Mesothelioma,; Mongolia,; Power plant,