Summary
Six cases ofHodgkin's disease with a history of chronic benzene exposure are presented. These patients were chronically exposed to benzene for a period ranging from 1 to 28 years with a mean of 11 years, before the onset ofHodgkin's disease. The possibility of an etiological relationship betweenHodgkin's disease and chronic exposure to benzene is discussed.
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Es wird von 6 Fällen von MorbusHodgkin berichtet, dessen Entstehung auf Dauereinwirkung von Benzol zurückgeführt wird. Die Patienten waren in einem Zeitraum von 1 bis 28 Jahren ständig der Einwirkung von Benzol ausgesetzt, ehe ein MorbusHodgkin diagnostiziert wurde. Die Möglichkeit einer Beziehung zwischen MorbusHodgkin und der Dauereinwirkung von Benzol wird diskutiert.
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This study was supported by a grant (TAG/172) from the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey.
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Aksoy, M., Erdem, S., Dinçol, K. et al. Chronic exposure to benzene as a possible contributary etiologic factor in Hodgkin's disease. Blut 28, 293–298 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01631650
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