Mesotelioma (benigno-fibroso)

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Mesotelioma (benigno-fibroso)

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 .

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.

Sistema respiratorio

Sistema respiratorio

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