Abdominal pain: do not forget Thorotrast!

Weber, E; Laarbaui, F; Michel, L; Donckier, J · Postgrad Med J · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The use of Thorotrast (25% thorium dioxide), a radiologic contrast agent used up until the mid-1950s, was associated with a wide range of malignancies, mainly of hepatic origin. We report a case of Thorotrast-induced hepatocarcinoma in an 82-year-old woman.

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