[Asbestos fiber count in extra-pulmonary tissues].
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.
Pollice
L
L
Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Bari.
Molinini
R
R
Paoletti
L
L
Batisti
D
D
Caruso
G
G
Di Nunno
C
C
Gentile
A
A
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
D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D001194:Asbestos