MALIGNANT LOCALIZED FIBROUS TUMOR OF THE PLEURA OCCURRING IN A PERSONENVIRONMENTALLY EXPOSED TO TREMOLITE ASBESTOS

Authors
METINTAS M GIBBS AR HARMANCI E OZDEMIR N PASAOGLU O ISIKSOY S ARSLAN R ERGINEL S ADAPINAR B
Citation
M. Metintas et al., MALIGNANT LOCALIZED FIBROUS TUMOR OF THE PLEURA OCCURRING IN A PERSONENVIRONMENTALLY EXPOSED TO TREMOLITE ASBESTOS, Respiration, 64(3), 1997, pp. 236-239
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Respiration → ACNP
ISSN journal
00257931
Volume
64
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
236 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7931(1997)64:3<236:MLFTOT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A case is presented of a malignant localized pleural fibroma occurring in a 60-year-old Turkish female who was environmentally exposed to tr emolite. The tumor was excised but recurred 3 years later when it was again excised. It is possible that more radical surgery at initial pre sentation with chest wall resection would have been advantageous.