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2545610

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
90
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The mineral content of the lungs from 84 cases of malignant pleural mesothelioma was estimated by electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. These cases were chosen because the history of asbestos exposure was absent, indirect or ill-defined. The occupational exposures were classified according to the method of Zielhuis, and the results indicated that this classification is unnecessarily complicated. The chrysotile counts in the lungs from these mesothelioma cases were similar to those in controls and in a previous series of mesotheliomas in which the majority had had direct exposure to asbestos. Amphibole counts were intermediate between those in controls and in the previous series of mesotheliomas with direct asbestos exposure. These findings confirm those of previous studies indicating that amphiboles are more important than chrysotile in the causation of malignant mesothelioma. The results confirm that some mesotheliomas develop in the absence of asbestos exposure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5038
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Non-occupational malignant mesotheliomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, South Glamorgan, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article