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Hemangiopericytoma of the bladder after polyvinyl alcohol exposure
Author(s) -
Prout Marianne N.,
Davis Hugh L.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197703)39:3<1328::aid-cncr2820390347>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , polyvinyl alcohol , carcinogen , hemangiopericytoma , polyvinyl chloride , bladder cancer , toxicology , pathology , cancer , organic chemistry , chemistry , biology
A patient with hemangiopericytoma of the bladder following intensive exposure to polyvinyl alcohol is reported. Some early studies on polymer carcinogenesis are reviewed and recent work on vinyl chloride as a mutagen and potent carcinogen is cited. The need for epidemiologic and animal studies of other monomers is presented.