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Mesothelioma: the asbestos induced tumor.
https://www.portalesmedicos.com/publicaciones/articles/1135/1/Mesothelioma-the-asbestos-induced-tumor.html
Autor: PortalesMedicos .com
Publicado: 12/06/2008
 


Mesothelioma is a tumor that affects the serous (pleura and peritoneum) and its origin is always related to the exposition of asbestos, most commonly used in the building industry as an isolating material, but the exposition could have taken place about 20 and 50 years before the apparition of the Mesothelioma. This implies important legal consequences in patients all around the world.