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1265494

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1976-7-6
pubmed:abstractText
The lungs of 100 consecutive patients at autopsy and of 24 patients with various pulmonary neoplasms were analyzed for the presence of ferruginous (asbestos) bodies. The population comprised both rural dwellers and urban dwellers, in contrast to previous similar studies involving only urban dwellers. More than 90% of both population groups had ferruginous bodies in their lungs. There was no apparent difference in the incidence or quantity of ferruginous bodies between the group with pulmonary neoplasms and the randomly selected group. These findings raise the possibility of more widespread asbestos dust contamination of environmental air than has been previously thought and indicate that rural as well as urban populations are exposed. The failure to demonstrate more ferruginous bodies in the lungs of patients with pulmonary neoplasms is in accordance with the view that asbestos acts as a cocarcinogen in this regard.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
401-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1976
pubmed:articleTitle
Ferruginous (asbestos) bodies in the lungs of rural dwellers, urban dwellers, and patients with pulmonary neoplasms.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article