title: Asbestos fibers in laryngeal tissues. Findings in two patients with asbestosis associated with laryngeal tumors.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos