Document o9X5xDOg7dookDm6DYRKJr5kr

FILE NAME Talc TALC DATE 1994 June DOC TALC053 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Journal Article Abstract - Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a 17 Year Old Boy Peritoneal mesothelioma in a year boy with evidence of previous exposure to chrysotile and tremolite asbestos Abstract We describe a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma arising in a year boy The diagnosis was based on a comprehensive study including light microscopy histochemistry immunohistochemistry evaluation of the clinical course and autopsy examination Analytical transmission electron microscopy showed a concentration of 510,000 asbestos fibers dry lung tissue The fibers were represented by chrysotile 62 and tremolite % asbestos About % of the total fibers were longer than 5 microns The presence of tremolite fibers was probably due to environmental exposure to contaminated cosmetic talc This is the first reported case of pathologically proven exposure to asbestos dust in malignant mesothelioma of childhood and adolescence Hum Pathol 1994 Jun vol 25 pages 617-622 UNITED STATES Andrion A and Bosia S Division of Pathological Anatomy City Hospital Asti Italy 0001