[Pleural mesothelioma and renal adenocarcinoma simultaneously discovered in a subject exposed to asbestos]

We report a case of pleural mesothelioma and renal adenocarcinoma, discovered simultaneously in a patient aged sixty, who had had occupational exposure to asbestos between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight. The contribution of asbestos in the occurrence of these malignant tumours is discussed in relation to the information contained in the literature.