Asbestos exposure and laryngeal cancer

Browne, K

doi:10.1016/s0003-4878(99)00116-7

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“…Laryngeal cancer and asbestos exposure has been evaluated in some studies. Several studies including a cohort of Quebec chrysotile workers found no association between laryngeal carcinoma and asbestos exposure (25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). In a review it was concluded that neither the longitudinal or cross-sectional data could support asbestos as an etiologic factor for laryngeal cancer (33).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational dust exposure and the risk of laryngeal cancer in Turkey

Elci¹,

Akpinar‐Elci²,

Blair³

et al. 2002

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational dust exposure and the risk of laryngeal cancer in Turkey

Elci¹,

Akpinar‐Elci²,

Blair³

et al. 2002

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…-Asbestos and occupational exposure: There is controversy regarding occupational asbestos exposure and increased risk for developing laryngeal SCC (80). However, there is evidence supporting other occupational exposures and increased risk of laryngeal SCC, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metal dust, cement dust, varnish, lacquer, etc.…”

Section: Etiology -Tobacco and Alcoholmentioning

confidence: 99%

Laryngeal preneoplastic lesions and cancer: challenging diagnosis. Qualitative literature review and meta-analysis.

Mannelli

Cecconi

Gallo

2016

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

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Abstract.Background: Multi-step cancerogenesis guides laryngeal cancer onset and it includes a wide variety of pre-cancerous lesions that are macroscopically challenging to identify and distinguish from initial cancerous foci. Since the treatment of laryngeal cancer and its precursor lesions has a great impact on important laryngeal basic functions, early detection and preoperative assessment are important for a curative and function-preserving therapy. Nowadays, despite the high number of more advanced diagnostic techniques and methods, unfortunately, it is not uncommon for different clinicians to use different nomenclature or to identify different stage for the same laryngeal lesion. From these observations, it is obvious that an instrument offering the possibility to detect precancerous lesions, early cancerous lesions, and satellite foci or second primaries would be the key to improving management and outcome in laryngeal patients. Object. Different modalities of diagnostic techniques of laryngeal lesions exist. Rather than difference between benign and obvious malignant diseases, more difficult is to detect the presence of precancerous epithelial alterations. Not all tests achieve the same diagnostic accuracy, hence this meta-analysis of literature aimed to synthesize the validity of each single diagnostic technique in identifying and staging laryngeal disease. Methods: A systematic review of literature was led searching for articles mentioning the following terms including their various combinations to maximize the yield: larynx, laryngeal precancerous lesions, laryngeal cancer, white light (WL) endoscopy, stroboscopy, contact endoscopy (CE), autofluorescence (AF), ultrasound (US), narrow band imaging (NBI), computed axial tomography (CAT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), CAT/PET. Then, a quantitative analysis was carried on for paper published after 2005 onward, reporting a minumun series of 10 patients each study, declaring sensitivity and specificity of each diagnostic system. Results: The search identified 7215 publications, of which 3616 published after 2005, with a final results of a total of 214 articles stratified and included by our selection criteria. 42 out of 214 articles were selected for quantitative synthesis. 25 out of 41 studies had a quality score of ≥ 6 (good), 16 presented a score between 4 and 5 (fair). While objections can be raised about the pooling of different diagnostic procedures under the same group and the high level of heterogeneity in the meta-analyses, the inclusion of over 4400 laryngeal lesions makes the results fairly robust. Conclusions: A comprehensive overview of the most recent advances in laryngeal imaging technology combined with all of the information needed to interpret findings and successfully manage patients with voice disorders can be found herein. With these data, clinicians can riskstratify patients and select proper examination modalities in order to provide appropriate care. Moreover, study limitations, together with p...

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“…Asbestos inhalation causes mesothelioma and lung cancer; however, its role in laryngeal cancers is uncertain (8)(9)(10)(11). Animal models are lacking, and epidemiologic evidence is inconsistent.…”

Section: Asbestosmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Occupational exposure to mists of strong inorganic acids is an established cause of laryngeal cancer (3). Other suspected risk factors for laryngeal cancer include work in the rubber industry (4,5) and exposure to cement dust (6,7) and asbestos (8)(9)(10)(11). There is little evidence of a relationship between occupational exposures and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx; some chemicals that have been linked to these cancers include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (12) and formaldehyde (13).…”

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