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PubMed1989

[A case of asbestosis complicated with double cancer of the stomach and colon].

A case of a double cancer, a stomach and a colon cancer, in a 84-year-old man is reported. The patient had an occupational history of asbestos exposure while working at two shipyards. His chest X-ray revealed typical, pleural plaque with calcification. Further, a significant number of asbestos bodies in his autopsied lung tissue was detected. In spite of failure to detect asbestos bodies in the stomach and the colon, our findings suggest that these two cancers may have been induced by asbestos exposure.

Adenocarcinoma↗
PubMed1988

[New methods in the early detection of pulmonary fibrosis in asbestosis and silicosis].

Much recent work in thoracic medicine has been slanted towards the early detection of respiratory disease and the prevention of disabling sequelae. In the field of pneumoconioses associated with inhalation of mineral dust the interest of research workers has been largely orientated towards the objectives of early detection and the prevention of fibrotic scarring. To achieve real progress the research workers have used new investigational techniques such as axial tomography of the thorax, quantitative scintigraphy using Gallium-67 and analyses of bronchiolar lavage in parallel with a traditional approach, namely: a clinical examination of the patient, a pulmonary radiograph and respiratory function tests. These studies have enabled further clarification of the specific value of each of these new methods of investigation, whether at the level of early detection, the early recognition of pulmonary fibrosis, the characterisation of the current state of the disease and the prediction of fibrogenic power. Several different forms of intervention on the fibrotic process are currently under trial and may contribute to the prevention of pulmonary fibrosis.

Asbestosis↗