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Two cases of liver angiosarcoma among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extruders of an italian factory producing PVC bags and other containers
Author(s) -
Maltoni Cesare,
Clini Corrado,
Vicini Ferruccio,
Masina Alceste
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700050406
Subject(s) - polyvinyl chloride , angiosarcoma , medicine , factory (object oriented programming) , extrusion , hemangiosarcoma , plasticizer , tube (container) , polymerization , vinyl chloride , waste management , pulp and paper industry , composite material , polymer , materials science , surgery , engineering , computer science , copolymer , programming language
Two cases are reported of liver angiosarcoma occurring among polyvinyl chloride (PVC) extruders from a small Italian factory producing PVC bags and other containers. The possibility that PVC extrusion carries a risk of liver angiosarcoma is important because of the very large number of people working with extruding, manufacturing and handling PVC, as compared with the number of people working in PVC polymerization and/or VC production. In the past, the level of vinyl chloride (VC) concentration in PVC extrusion workplaces has been thought to be “safe”.