Mesothelioma in a developing country: a retrospective analysis of the diagnostic process.
Paulo Henrique Peitl GregórioRicardo Mingarini TerraLeonardo Pontual LimaPaulo Manuel Pêgo FernandesPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2022)
The unfamiliarity of health professionals with MPM and the patient's lack of knowledge of prior asbestos exposure were the major factors to cause a long time interval between the onset of symptoms and beginning of treatment. An overall survival shorter than 1 year is likely to have been due to the aforementioned delays.