Radiation-induced peritoneal mesothelioma
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 8 (5) , 369-372
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.2930080503
Abstract
A case report of a patient who developed peritoneal mesothelioma 7 years after internal and external irradiation for carcinoma of the cervix is reported. No previous reports of induction of this tumor by irradiation have been found. The subject of radiation-induced tumors and peritoneal mesothelioma is briefly discussed.Keywords
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