Journal article
Diffuse malignant mesothelioma of the pleura in Ontario and Quebec: a retrospective study of 332 patients.
Abstract
Three-hundred thirty-two cases of pleural diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) seen at large centers in Ontario and Quebec from 1965 to 1984 were reviewed retrospectively. Previous asbestos exposure was found in 44% of patients. Diagnosis was most often made by exploratory thoracotomy; pleural biopsy or cytology were rarely contributory. The delay in diagnosis was often long (median time, 3.5 months) and thrombocytosis (platelets greater than …
Authors
Ruffie P; Feld R; Minkin S; Cormier Y; Boutan-Laroze A; Ginsberg R; Ayoub J; Shepherd FA; Evans WK; Figueredo A
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 1157–1168
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
August 1989
DOI
10.1200/jco.1989.7.8.1157
ISSN
0732-183X