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Mesotelioma (benigno-fibroso) - Información general

Definición:

Es un tumor no canceroso de la pleura (revestimiento del pulmón y de la cavidad torácica).

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Un mesotelioma benigno generalmente es un tumor localizado que afecta con mayor frecuencia a los hombres que a las mujeres. El tumor puede crecer hasta tener un gran tamaño y comprimir el pulmón, causando los síntomas de una dificultad respiratoria.

Sistema respiratorio

Fecha de revisión: 3/16/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Mason RJ, Murray J, VC Broaddus, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2005:2002.

Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2001:339-341.

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