Aesthesioneuroblastoma in a woodworker.
A case is described of aesthesioneuroblastoma in a woodworker who had been exposed to wood dust for 25 years, without any individual or environmental protection. The case described supports the contention that occupational exposure to wood dust may have caused the neoplasm.
Institute of Occupational Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy. nmagnavita@rm.unicatt.it
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Magnavita
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Sacco
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Bevilacqua
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D'Alessandris
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Bosman
D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D004391:Dust; D018304:Esthesioneuroblastoma, Olfactory / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014934:Wood
D004391:Dust