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Chylopericardium Caused by Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Rare Complication of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
A Case Report of CD56-Positive Aggressive Lymphoma Involving Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Angiocentric Lymphoma with Histologic Features of Neoplastic Angioendotheliomatosis Presenting with Predominant Respiratory and Hematologic Manifestations: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Respiratory disease in workers handling cross-linked water-soluble acrylic acid polymer.
Eight workers involved in packing cross-linked water-soluble acrylic acid polymer, an organic substance, developed pulmonary fibrosis, and the upper lobe was the most affected. The dust concentration in the polymer packing workstation was measured. Chest computed tomography (CT) was obtained for 82 individuals, including the 8 workers mentioned above. Three workers were histopathologically examined. In six of these eight workers, central pulmonary fibrosis and secondary bulla formation caused pneumothorax. Histopathologically, multiple centrilobular fibrotic foci were observed. Chest CT revealed centrilobular nodular opacity and interlobular septal thickening, suggesting early lesions in the workers because the dust concentration was remarkably high. Although the pathogenesis of the disease is unclear, we reported the occurrence of pulmonary fibrosis caused by the exposure to cross-linked water-soluble acrylic acid polymers in humans as it has not been reported earlier