Environmental asbestosis complicated by lung cancer.
Chest
; 105(5): 1593-5, 1994 May.
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| ID: mdl-8181367
ABSTRACT
Diagnosis of asbestosis and bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma was made in a 55-year-old Turkish woman who was a nonsmoker. She originated from and was living in an area with a high prevalence of environmental diseases attributed to tremolite asbestos. Mineralogic analysis of lung tissue revealed very high concentrations of asbestos bodies (1.64 x 10(6)/g of dry tissue) and tremolite fibers (173.7 x 10(6) of dry tissue). This case illustrates the following points (1) In some areas, environmental exposure can lead to cumulated fiber retention comparable to occupational exposure and thus can represent a risk for lung fibrosis (asbestosis). (2) Lung cancer as a complication of environmental asbestosis also should be considered as a potential environmental disease.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asbestosis
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Asbestos Anfíboles
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Adenocarcinoma Bronquioloalveolar
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chest
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Bélgica