asbestos;mesothelioma;pleura;tumor;autopsy
Abstract
Background
Most malignant mesotheliomas are related to asbestos exposure. Whether malignant mesothelioma occurs in the absence of asbestos exposure remains unsettled. To address this question we reviewed a series of 2,025 autopsies performed at the Mount Sinai Hospital between 1883 and 1910, prior to the widespread commercial introduction of asbestos.
Methods
Retrospective autopsy review.
Results
No cases of malignant mesothelioma were identified in 2,025 autopsies performed between 1883 and 1910.
Conclusions
Malignant mesothelioma was rare prior to the widespread commercial introduction of asbestos. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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