[The problem of occupational cancer in cancer of the nose and the nasal sinuses in patients exposed to sawdust].
The results of a cross-sectional study carried out in seven districts of the GDR and Berlin, capital of the GDR, show a significantly increased number of tumors in male woodworkers. Compared to 13 expected tumors the number of those observed amounted to 62. The most frequent localisation was the ethmoidal sinus; adenocarcinomas dominated histologically.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology*; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014934:Wood / Q000009:adverse effects
D004391:Dust
Zur Frage eines Berufskrebses bei Karzinomen der Nase und ihrer Nebenhöhlen bei Holzstaubexponierten.