Nakashima K, Demura Y, Oi M, Tabata M, Tada T, Shiozaki K, Akai M, Ishizuka T. The Association between Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The First Case Report in Japan.
Intern Med 2021;
60:771-775. [PMID:
33055477 PMCID:
PMC7990650 DOI:
10.2169/internalmedicine.5134-20]
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Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is mostly observed in patients with a history of asbestos exposure. Although other causes are rare, there are several reports of MPM induced by therapeutic radiation, mainly in Europe and North America. However, no such case has been reported in Japan. We herein report a 50-year-old Japanese woman who developed MPM 25 years after thoracic radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. The patient had no history of exposure to asbestos; therefore, her history of radiation therapy was considered to be the cause of MPM. Clinicians should consider secondary MPM in patients with a history of thoracic radiation therapy.
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