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Occupational kidney cancer: exposure to industrial solvents
Nachman Brautbar1, Michael P Wu, Elion Gabel
1University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. brautbar@aol.com
Abstract:
We report seven cases of renal cell carcinoma in workers diagnosed with occupational exposure via skin contact and inhalation to industrial solvents containing benzene. The clinical significance of these cases are: (a) all seven patients diagnosed with kidney cancer were seen by private physicians who missed addressing occupational history to industrial solvents; (b) emphasize the importance of taking an in-depth history including occupational history in any patient presented to the clinician, especially like in these cases, kidney cancer; and (c) demonstrate the importance of educating workers. We believe that there exist more patients with renal cancer whose diagnosis has been rendered "idiopathic" due to the lack of detailed occupational, environmental, personal, and family history.
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