[Malignant mesothelioma in families of asbestos workers]. 1994

A Roguin, and M Ben-Shahar, and G Ben-Dror, and I Cohen, and E Hazani
Dept. of Medicine A, Western Galilee Regional Hospital, Nahariya and Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa.

Malignant mesothelioma is primarily an occupational disease of asbestos workers. While there is usually a latent period of 20-40 years between exposure and appearance of the tumor, the duration of exposure may be as short as a single month. Rarely, it may appear in family members and others living with asbestos workers who might be exposed to asbestos from work clothes during laundering, or from fibers on the skin or hair of the asbestos worker. Attention should therefore be paid to those with nonoccupational contact with asbestos. We report 2 cases of pleural mesothelioma in families of asbestos workers. In both cases the laundering of work clothes was done at home. The first was a 33-year-old man; during his childhood his father worked with asbestos boards for 5 years. The second was a 76-year-old woman whose husband worked in an asbestos factory for 32 years, up to 18 years before diagnosis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007846 Laundering The process of washing clothes, linens or other fabric.
D008297 Male Males
D008654 Mesothelioma A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed) Mesotheliomas
D010997 Pleural Neoplasms Neoplasms of the thin serous membrane that envelopes the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity. Pleural neoplasms are exceedingly rare and are usually not diagnosed until they are advanced because in the early stages they produce no symptoms. Neoplasms, Pleural,Neoplasm, Pleural,Pleural Neoplasm
D003020 Clothing Fabric or other material used to cover the body. Clothes,Garments,Military Uniforms,Nurse Uniforms,School Uniforms,Uniforms,Garment,Military Uniform,Nurse Uniform,School Uniform,Uniform,Uniform, Military,Uniform, Nurse,Uniform, School,Uniforms, Military,Uniforms, Nurse,Uniforms, School
D004781 Environmental Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals. Exposure, Environmental,Environmental Exposures,Exposures, Environmental
D005192 Family Health The health status of the family as a unit including the impact of the health of one member of the family on the family as a unit and on individual family members; also, the impact of family organization or disorganization on the health status of its members. Health, Family
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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