Nasocytologic examination of wood industry workers.
To establish a methodology for field examination for early diagnosis of ethmoidal cancer in workers in the furniture industry, two methods were compared, namely nasal rinsing and direct sample-taking from the middle meatus. The latter method proved superior, resulting in a high number of cylinder cells. This method was tried out in a field survey of 715 furniture workers. No tumours of precancerous changes were revealed. The investigation continues, by exposing the Syrian golden hamster to wood-dust and using, amongst other methods, quantitative nuclear morphometry for evaluation.
D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014934:Wood