Asbestos, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma of the Pleura [Abridged]

Diffuse Mesothelioma of the Pleura and Asbestos.

Exposure to Asbestos and Mesothelioma of the Pleura.

Two cases of mesothelioma were the subjects of fairly recent coroners' inquests. In neither instance was it accepted that the tumour was attributable to inhalation of asbestos fibre; yet in one case there was a known and severe occupational history of exposure to asbestos, while in both cases " asbestos bodies " were found in the lung. A point made at both inquests was the difficulty of attribu...

Asbestosis and mesothelioma among British asbestos workers (1971-2005).

BACKGROUND Ascertainment of asbestosis and mesothelioma from underlying cause of death underestimates the burden of these diseases. The aims of this study were to estimate the true frequency of asbestosis and mesothelioma among asbestos workers in Great Britain (GB), and to identify factors associated with the risk of death with these diseases. METHODS The GB Asbestos Survey was established i...

Mesothelioma of the pleura.

Wagner’ in Germany in 1870 was the first to describe a tumor with the characteristics of a pleural mesothelioma and to recognize it as a pathological entity. He called it “a tubercle-like lymph adenoma.” From the time of this first description there has been a controversy among medical authorities until recently relative to the origin, histology and nomenclature of this dIsease. It has been var...

Mesothelioma of pleura and peritoneum following exposure to asbestos in the London area.

A series of 83 patients from the London Hospital with a diagnosis of mesothelioma confirmed by necropsy or biopsy has been studied for possible exposure to asbestos. The series consisted of 41 men and 42 women; 27 of the patients had peritoneal and 56 pleural tumours. The earliest death recorded was in 1917, but only 10 of the series died before 1950 and 40 (48%) between 1960 and 1964. In 76 of...