Two new cases of liver angiosarcoma: History and perspectives of liver angiosarcoma among plastic industry workers

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 639-647

  Hozo, Izet ^a   Andelinovi, Šimun ^a   Ljuti, Dragan ^a   Bojic, Lovre ^a   Miri, Dinko ^a   Giunio, Lovel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

ASL; liver angiosarcoma; parts per million; ppm; VCM; vinyl chloride monomer

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIVER CANCER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASTIC INDUSTRY;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CROATIA; HEMANGIOSARCOMA; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASTICS; REGISTRIES; VINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030879018     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379701300505     Document Type: Article

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