Revision 13 for 'Asbestos related diseases'
Asbestos related diseases
Asbestos related disease, particular affecting the lung, and comprise of a broad spectrum of entities related to the inhalational exposure to asbestos fibres. They can be divided into benign and malignant changes, and include 1-3:
Benign
- benign pleural disease
- pleural effusions : common
-
pleural plaques
- may be calcified or non calcified
- tend to spare the apices and costophrenic angles
- diffuse pleural thickening
- round atelectasis (asbestos pseudotumour / Bleovsky syndrome)
- asbestosis
Malignant
- mesothelioma
- pleural mesothelioma
- extra pleural (e.g. peritoneal) mesothelioma
- bronchogenic carcinoma
- renal cell cancer 2
- laryngeal cancer 1
- gastrointestinal tumours
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