Pinheiro Germania A, Antão Vinicius C S, Monteiro Maria Margarida T, Capelozzi Vera L, Terra-Filho Mário
Rua Barata Ribeiro, 720-/501 -Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. CEP 22051-000,
Int J Occup Environ Health. 2003 Apr-Jun;9(2):147-52. doi: 10.1179/oeh.2003.9.2.147.
To obtain information about the occurrence of pleural mesothelioma on a population basis in Brazil, mortality related to pleural tumors in the State of Rio de Janeiro during 1979-2000 was examined. Death certificates with pleural tumors as the main cause of death and hospital records were analyzed, together with histopathologic material, which was reevaluated. Of 217 death certificates coded as pleural tumors, 34.1% were considered wrongly coded. Results after reclassification were: definite mesothelioma = 45 cases; probable = 7; possible = 31; inconclusive = 65; other tumors = 11. Thus, the number of mesotheliomas in Rio de Janeiro in 1979-2000 is estimated to have been 83. The analysis also suggests a problem with mortality codification in the State.
为了获取巴西人群中胸膜间皮瘤的发病信息，对里约热内卢州1979 - 2000年期间与胸膜肿瘤相关的死亡率进行了调查。分析了以胸膜肿瘤为主要死因的死亡证明和医院记录，并对组织病理学材料进行了重新评估。在217份编码为胸膜肿瘤的死亡证明中，34.1%被认为编码错误。重新分类后的结果为：确诊间皮瘤 = 45例；可能 = 7例；可能 = 31例；不确定 = 65例；其他肿瘤 = 11例。因此，估计1979 - 2000年里约热内卢的间皮瘤病例数为83例。分析还表明该州在死亡率编码方面存在问题。
