Malignant pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma consequential to brief indirect asbestos exposure

This report highlights that pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma can occur without direct asbestos exposure as was seen in our young patient. The patient had indirect exposure for as short as 3 months as a child, 15 years earlier, when she was residing with her miner father in the district of Jharia,...

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Published in:Journal of clinical imaging science 2014-01, Vol.4 (1), p.35, Article 35
Main Authors: Singhal, Bharati, Kohli, Supreethi, Singhal, Anu, Kumar, Vinod
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asbestos
Biopsy
Calcification
Case Report
College professors
Hospitals
Medical prognosis
Mesothelioma
Metastasis
Mortality
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Tomography
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Summary:This report highlights that pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma can occur without direct asbestos exposure as was seen in our young patient. The patient had indirect exposure for as short as 3 months as a child, 15 years earlier, when she was residing with her miner father in the district of Jharia, Jharkhand, which is an asbestos-rich mining area in eastern India. The patient presented with chest pain and breathlessness. Chest X-ray showed opaque right hemithorax. Typical contrast- computed tomography (CECT) enhanced radiological features included nodular, soft-tissue attenuation and homogenously enhancing rind-like mass causing scalloping of the underlying lung and liver. Similar lesions were also found involving the pelvis. Diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma was confirmed on lung biopsy. Under-reporting of exposure is usual because it is unrecognized by both patients and investigators.
ISSN:2156-7514
2156-7514
2156-5597
DOI:10.4103/2156-7514.135662