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Chest, Vol 94, 1291-1292, Copyright © 1988 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Localized fibrous mesothelioma of pleura following external ionizing radiation therapy

JH Bilbey, NL Muller, RR Miller and B Nelems
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Carcinogenesis is a well-known complication of radiation exposure. Ionizing radiation also leads to an increased incidence of benign tumors. A 36-year-old woman had a localized fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura and an ipsilateral breast carcinoma 23 years after receiving external radiation therapy for treatment of a chest wall keloid.


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