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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300335603321

Titolo

Pathology of asbestos-associated diseases / / edited by Tim D. Oury, Thomas A. Sporn, Victor L. Roggli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-642-41193-2

Edizione

[3rd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 p.)

Disciplina

610

616.07

616.2/44

616.9803

Soggetti

Pathology

Medicine, Industrial

Oncology

Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mineralogy of Asbestos -- Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Asbestos -- Asbestos Bodies and Nonasbestos Ferrginous Bodies -- Asbestosis -- Mesothelioma -- Benign Asbestos-Related Pleural Diseases -- Carcinoma of the Lung -- Other Neoplasia -- Cytopathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases -- Experimental Models of Asbestos-Related Diseases -- Analysis of Tissue Mineral Fiber Content -- Medicolegal Aspects of Asbestos-Related Diseases.

Sommario/riassunto

The third edition of Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases builds on the success of the previous editions by fully updating knowledge on diagnostic and epidemiologic aspects and presenting important new insights derived from new epidemiologic studies and animal studies. Background information is first provided on the mineralogy of asbestos, occupational and environmental exposure, and asbestos bodies. The various diseases associated with asbestos exposure are then considered in turn, with detailed description and illustration of



pathologic features as well as extensive discussion of etiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Further chapters are devoted to cytopathology, experimental models of disease, and analysis of tissue mineral fiber content. In addition, the medicolegal issues relating to asbestos-associated diseases are analyzed from the point of view of both the plaintiff and the defendant. This book will be an essential reference for pathologists and an invaluable source of information for pulmonologists, radiologists, and occupational medical practitioners.