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Radiation associated malignant pleural mesothelioma. |
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| Authors: | Y Lerman Y Learman P Schachter E Herceg Y Lieberman A Yellin |
| Affiliation: | Israel Defence Forces Medical Corps. |
| Abstract: | Malignant pleural mesothelioma of epithelial type developed in a 24 year old woman, 20 years after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. This case and a review of published cases indicate that radiation may induce malignant mesothelioma. |
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