Nasal cancer and nasal mucus-transport rates in woodworkers.
Among 17 patients with adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity, 12 had been heavily exposed to wood-dust inhalation, 10 as furniture makers, one as a turner, and one as a coach builder. Measurements of the nasal mucus-transport rate in 68 wood-dust workers demonstrated a significantly higher frequency of mucostasis than in a control group.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004391:Dust; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014934:Wood
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