Asbestos-related diseases

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Asbestos related disease, in particular affecting the lung, comprise of a broad spectrum of entities related to the inhalational exposure to asbestos fibres. They can be divided into benign and malignant changes 1-3.

Benign pleural and parenchymal lung disease
Malignant
  • -<a href="/articles/pleural-effusion">pleural effusions</a>: benign exudative ~20 %</li>
  • +<a title="Benign asbestos-induced pleural effusions" href="/articles/benign-asbestos-induced-pleural-effusions-1">benign asbestos-induced pleural effusions</a>: benign exudative ~20 %</li>
  • -<a href="/articles/asbestosis">asbestosis:</a> progressive pulmonary interstitial fibrosis</li>
  • +<a href="/articles/asbestosis">asbestosis</a>: progressive pulmonary interstitial fibrosis</li>
  • -<li>extra pleural (e.g. <a href="/articles/peritoneal-mesothelioma">peritoneal</a>) mesothelioma</li>
  • +<li>extra-pleural (e.g. <a href="/articles/peritoneal-mesothelioma">peritoneal</a>) mesothelioma</li>
  • -<a href="/articles/renal-cell-carcinoma-1">renal cell cancer </a><sup>2</sup>
  • +<a href="/articles/renal-cell-carcinoma-1">renal cell cancer</a> <sup>2</sup>
  • -<a title="Laryngeal SCC" href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-larynx">laryngeal cancer</a> <sup>1</sup>
  • +<a href="/articles/squamous-cell-carcinoma-of-the-larynx">laryngeal cancer</a> <sup>1</sup>

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