Two cases of liver angiosarcoma among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extruders of an italian factory producing PVC bags and other containers
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Industrial Medicine
- Vol. 5 (4) , 297-302
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.4700050406
Abstract
Two cases are reported of liver angiosarcoma occurring among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extruders from a small Italian factory producing PVC bags and other containers. The possibility that PVC extrusion carries a risk of liver angiosarcoma is important because of the very large number of people working with extruding, manufacturing and handling PVC, as compared with the number of people working in PVC polymerization and/or VC production. In the past, the level of vinyl chloride (VC) concentration in PVC extrusion workplaces has been thought to be “safe”.Keywords
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