Asbestos fibers in laryngeal tissues. Findings in two patients with asbestosis associated with laryngeal tumors.
Significant concentrations of asbestos fibers have been found in samples of laryngeal tissue from two patients with past exposure to asbestos and associated asbestosis. In one case, there was a polyp on a vocal cord and in the other one a laryngeal carcinoma. These findings could provide an indication of a local carcinogenic effect of asbestos fibers in laryngeal tissue.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012907:Smoking / Q000150:complications
D001194:Asbestos