Retroperitoneal silicosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma in an Alpine miner with chronic lung silicosis

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A miner, known to have had lung silicosis for 30 years, was investigated for abdominal pain. A retroperitoneal mass was found, in which histological examination showed an inflammatory reaction to silica.

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Tschopp, J. M., Rossini, M. J., Richon, C. A., Letovanec, N., Joris, F., Frey, J. G., & Kaelin, R. M. (1992). Retroperitoneal silicosis mimicking pancreatic carcinoma in an Alpine miner with chronic lung silicosis. Thorax, 47(6), 480–481. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.47.6.480

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