Stručni rad
Two cases of the angiosarcoma of the liver in exposure to vinyl chloride
M. Zorica
; Zavod za zaštitu zdravlja, Split
M. Šarić
; Institut za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada JAZU, Zagreb
M. Konstatinović
; Centar za tumore Opće bolnice, Split
I. Kovač
; Dom zdravlja, Split
Sažetak
Two cases of the angiosarcoma of the liver in exposure to vinyl chloride are described. Both cases relate to the factory for the production and processing of PVC which started operating in 1949. The first case concerns a worker born in 1914 who worked on the polymerization of vinyl chloride for about 18 years (from 1953 .to 1969), and spent the last four years in the PVC processing works. The disease became clinically manifest in April 1973 and terminated with a lethal issue the same year in August. The other case was a worker born in 1931 who worked in vinyl chloride production for about 23 years (from 1950 to 1972), five of which he spent in the hydrogen chloride works. The symptoms appeared in August 1972. The patient died in July 1973. In both cases the tumour was microscopically verified. It is assumed that the two described cases of angiosarcoma are occupationally conditioned and that they occurred as a result of exposure to vinyl chloride.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
166953
URI
Datum izdavanja:
29.3.1976.
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