title: [Asbestos fiber count in extra-pulmonary tissues].
abstract: Most autoptic tissues of three men (two with pulmonary asbestosis and one without any exposure to asbestos) were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersion spectrometry for the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of asbestos fibers. Preliminary results indicate that only in cases with occupational exposure were found asbestos fibers (in lung, pleura , bladder, kidney and liver). These results allow interesting speculations on some environmental pathogenetic questions and deserve further investigations.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Bari.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pollice
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Molinini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batisti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Nunno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentile
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D003252:Construction Materials; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000032:analysis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010994:Pleura / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012907:Smoking; D013663:Teaching; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D001194:Asbestos