Malignant Bladder Tumor of Occupational Origin?
I. Goór, Cs. Papp, T. Kákosy
National Institute of Occupational Health, Budapest, Hungary
CEJOEM 1997, Vol.3. No.4.:330
Bladder carcinoma is a rather frequent form of the human malignant tumors.
Its main known ethiological factors are smoking and chemical carcinogens,
first of all aromatic amines. Authors describe the history of a 43-year
old male chemical worker who had worked for 7 years in exposure of anilin-derivates,
benzene and formaldehyde respectively and suffered from papillar bladder
carcinoma. Half a year after the surgery a relapse was observed. Because
of the smoking of the patient and the short latency time the exclusive
ethiological role of the chemical carcinogens cannot be stated. On the
other hand the contributive role of the combined effect of the above
mentioned chemical carcinogens in the development of the malignant bladder
tumor of the relatively young patient cannot be excluded. In cases of malignant
bladder tumors it is advisable to pay attention to the eventual role of
chemical carcinogens. The urogenital malignant tumors caused by aromatic
amines are to be compensated in Hungary.
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