Malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting as spontaneous pneumothorax: A case series and review

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 219-223

  Alkhuja, Samer ^a,c   Miller, Albert ^a,b   Mastellone, Anthony J ^a   Markowitz, Steven ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos exposure; Mesothelioma; Pleural tumor; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MESOTHELIUM CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA TUMOR; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0033922167     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0274(200008)38:2<219::AID-AJIM8>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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