Open AccessTITANIUM DIOXIDE DEPOSITION AND ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE LUNG
Author(s) -
Yamadori Ichiro,
Ohsumi Shozo,
Taguchi Kohji
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1986.tb01066.x
Subject(s) - lung , pathology , adenocarcinoma , pneumoconiosis , autopsy , lung cancer , titanium dioxide , medicine , adenocarcinoma of the lung , titanium , deposition (geology) , chemistry , cancer , biology , materials science , metallurgy , organic chemistry , paleontology , sediment
A case of titanium dioxide pneumoconiosis accompanied by lung cancer is reported. The patient was a fifty‐three‐year‐old male, who was engaged in packing titanium dioxide for about thirteen years. At autopsy, a papillary adenocarcinoma was located in the right lung. Titanium was diffusely deposited in the lung and was engulfed by macrophages in the interstitium and alveolar spaces. Slight fibrosis of the interstitium around bronchioles and vessels was noticed as an effect of titanium deposition.