Wassermann M, Wassermann D, Steinitz R, Katz L, Lemesch C
IARC Sci Publ. 1980(30):253-7.
A literature review of mesothelioma in children is presented. The role of nonoccupational exposure to asbestos fibres in the etiology of mesothelioma, and the relatively short latent period of the disease in children are discussed. The transplacental transfer of asbestos fibres and the physiology of the immunological system during intrauterine life and infancy may explain some of the differences between mesotheliomas in children and those in adults.
本文对儿童间皮瘤进行了文献综述。讨论了非职业性接触石棉纤维在间皮瘤病因学中的作用，以及该疾病在儿童中相对较短的潜伏期。石棉纤维的经胎盘转移以及宫内生活和婴儿期免疫系统的生理状况可能解释了儿童间皮瘤与成人间皮瘤之间的一些差异。
