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MESOTHELIOME MALIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A rare cancerous tumor of the medothelium, the lining of the chest (the pleura), the heart (the pericardium), and abdominal cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Tumeur maligne rare [qui] se développe le plus souvent sur la plèvre dans le thorax, plus rarement sur le péritoine dans l'abdomen.

CONT

Le mésothéliome est trois fois plus fréquent chez les hommes que chez les femmes, à cause d'un risque lié à une exposition professionnelle qui en fait un modèle de cancer lié à l'environnement, en l'occurrence à l'amiante, ou abseste.

Key term(s)
  • mésothéliome malin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Extraño tumor canceroso del mesotelio, la pleura, el pericardio y el peritoneo, cuyo factor de riesgo principal es la exposición al amianto.

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