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Article: Malignant Mesothelioma in Japan: Analysis of Registered Autopsy Cases.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA originates from serosal cells of the pleural, peritoneal, and pericardial cavities, and from the tunica vaginalis testis. Since Wagner et al.[1] reported mesotheliomas from asbestos exposure in South Africa in 1960, many researchers have subsequently confirmed his conclusions. In Japan, consumption of asbestos has increased markedly since World War II, and it is one of the leading consumers in the world.
Since 1958, autopsy cases in Japan have been registered in the Annual of the Pathological Autopsy Cases in Japan (hereinafter Annual) by the Japanese Society of Pathology. Baba[2] surveyed the annuals from 1974 through 1980 and reported ...