Multiple Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Chromate Workers

[Carcinoma of the lung in chromate workers].

In a review of the literature on carcinoma of the respiratory system occurring in persons exposed in their work to chromates Baetjer (1950) found 122 recorded cases. Of these 109 worked in the chromate-producing industry, 11 in the manufacture of chrome pigments, and two in other industries where chromium compounds are used. Sixty-three of the cases occurred in Germany, 57 in the United States ...

Survival in Bronchogenic Carcinoma

COMMUNICATIONSTO THE EDITOR 901 dosis to activity and generalization of the disease seems distinct. Positive tonsillar specimens were fewer than had been reported, but even lower figures have been quoted. These differences might be due to differences in selecting patients, and taking and processing biopsies. In tonsillar specimens, granulomas were sparsely located. Therefore, in some of our cas...

Bronchogenic Carcinoma in Women.

Lung cancer in Japanese chromate workers.

We have treated ten patients with lung cancer among workers in a chromate factory between 1972 and 1976. Four further cases were also found through death certificates and medical records. Most were smokers and all were men. The average duration of exposure to chromate was 24 years (range 10 to 36). The cell type in our ten patients was squamous in seven and small anaplastic type in three. The p...

Imaging bronchogenic carcinoma.

Imaging plays an integral role in diagnosing, staging, and following patients with lung cancer. Most lung tumors are detected on chest radiographs, but unfortunately, the majority of patients have advanced stage disease at presentation. There is a wide spectrum of radiologic manifestations of lung cancer, and recognition of these findings is essential for patient management. As we continue to u...