Mosquito coil exposure associated with small cell lung cancer: A report of three cases.

Abstract:

:Mosquito coils, which are commonly used as residential insecticides in Asia, contain different concentrations of octachlorodipropyl ether (S-2) as a synergist or an active ingredient. As bis(chloromethyl) ether (BCME) is an extremely potent lung carcinogen that can be produced by the thermolytic degradation of S-2, contact with mosquito coils is likely to expose individuals to a certain level of BCME, and therefore increase the risk of lung cancer. However, the significance of exposure is uncertain, as clinical and epidemiological studies concerning mosquito coil users and workers are lacking. The present study describes three cases of small cell lung cancer treated at the Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital that were likely to be the result of exposure to mosquito coils. All patients had worked in the mosquito coil manufacturing industry, with an mean occupational duration of 9.1 years, and presented with similar respiratory symptoms, such as cough and dyspnea. Upon diagnosis, no metastasis to other organs was identified in any of the cases. Subsequently, the three patients were treated with chemotherapy as well as radiotherapy in one case, however, all patients succumbed to the disease, with a mean overall survival time of 10.7 months. We conclude that contact with mosquito coils is likely to expose individuals to a level of S-2 that may increase the risk of SCLC.

journal_name

Oncol Lett

journal_title

Oncology letters

authors

Zhang J,Qi HW,Sun YP,Xie HK,Zhou CC

doi

10.3892/ol.2015.2922

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-04-01 00:00:00

pages

1667-1671

issue

4

eissn

1792-1074

issn

1792-1082

pii

ol-09-04-1667

journal_volume

9

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