Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Oury, Tim D. (Editor), Sporn, Thomas A. (Editor), Roggli, Victor L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Occupational medicine.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.