A dental technician with pulmonary fibrosis: a case of chromium-cobalt alloy pneumoconiosis?
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A 45 yr old male developed pulmonary fibrosis after 29 yrs of employment as a dental technician. He subsequently developed adenocarcinoma of the lung. Diffuse interstitial fibrosis was seen using light microscopy. Neutron activation analysis of non-neoplastic lung tissue demonstrated high levels of chromium and cobalt suggesting the possibility of a chromium-cobalt alloy pneumoconiosis.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The European respiratory journal
دوره 3 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990