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Title: Occurrence of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after surgery and irradiation for cervical cancer

Abstract

Mesothelioma of the peritoneal cavity after irradiation is rare, and the diagnosis is sometimes difficult to establish. The following case is a report of a mesothelioma occurring 9 years after radiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervix. In this patient, who had a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy 7 years prior to the mesothelioma diagnosis, the histologic, histochemical, and ultrastructural findings were all consistent with a diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. It is believed that this case is one of the first well-documented cases of peritoneal mesothelioma in a female who was treated by pelvic irradiation for another neoplasm.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
OSTI Identifier:
6905006
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Gynecol. Oncol.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PERITONEUM; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECTS; CARCINOMAS; FEMALE GENITALS; NEOPLASMS; OVARIES; PATIENTS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; DISEASES; GONADS; MEDICINE; MEMBRANES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOLOGY; SEROUS MEMBRANES; THERAPY; 560151* - Radiation Effects on Animals- Man; 550603 - Medicine- External Radiation in Therapy- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Beier, K M, Gallup, D G, Burgess, R, and Stock, R J. Occurrence of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after surgery and irradiation for cervical cancer. United States: N. p., 1984. Web. doi:10.1016/0090-8258(84)90224-5.
Beier, K M, Gallup, D G, Burgess, R, & Stock, R J. Occurrence of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after surgery and irradiation for cervical cancer. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-8258(84)90224-5
Beier, K M, Gallup, D G, Burgess, R, and Stock, R J. 1984. "Occurrence of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after surgery and irradiation for cervical cancer". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-8258(84)90224-5.
@article{osti_6905006,
title = {Occurrence of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma after surgery and irradiation for cervical cancer},
author = {Beier, K M and Gallup, D G and Burgess, R and Stock, R J},
abstractNote = {Mesothelioma of the peritoneal cavity after irradiation is rare, and the diagnosis is sometimes difficult to establish. The following case is a report of a mesothelioma occurring 9 years after radiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervix. In this patient, who had a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy 7 years prior to the mesothelioma diagnosis, the histologic, histochemical, and ultrastructural findings were all consistent with a diagnosis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. It is believed that this case is one of the first well-documented cases of peritoneal mesothelioma in a female who was treated by pelvic irradiation for another neoplasm.},
doi = {10.1016/0090-8258(84)90224-5},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6905006}, journal = {Gynecol. Oncol.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 17:3,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
}