[A case of asbestosis complicated with double cancer of the stomach and colon]

Gan No Rinsho. 1989 Feb;35(3):417-20.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of a double cancer, a stomach and a colon cancer, in a 84-year-old man is reported. The patient had an occupational history of asbestos exposure while working at two shipyards. His chest X-ray revealed typical, pleural plaque with calcification. Further, a significant number of asbestos bodies in his autopsied lung tissue was detected. In spite of failure to detect asbestos bodies in the stomach and the colon, our findings suggest that these two cancers may have been induced by asbestos exposure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / etiology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / etiology*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Asbestos / adverse effects
  • Asbestosis / complications*
  • Asbestosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / etiology*
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Asbestos