Descriptive Epidemiology of Cancer of the Larynx in the Province of Torino, Italy

Terracini, Benedetto; Anglesio, E; Panero, M; Víneis, Paolo

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“…The most affected nations in Europe are Italy, with an age-standardized incidence rate in males ranging from 14.7 [4] to 16.2 %ooo [3], Spain (Zaragoza) and France (Doubs). where the standardized incidence rate has been reported as 15.5 and 12.6%ooo respectively [3], American Indians, Chinese-and Japancsc-Americans.…”

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Supraglottic versus Glottic Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiological and Pathological Aspects

Silvestri

Bussani

Stanta

et al. 1992

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Between 1979 and 1988, 432 cases of previously untreated laryngeal cancers were histologically diagnosed at the Institute of Pathological Anatomy of the University of Trieste. Of these cases, 192 were supraglottic and 182 glottic cancers. The overall crude incidence was 31.06⁰/₀₀₀₀ in males and 2.29⁰/₀₀₀₀ in females, with a male/female ratio of 10.2:1 for supraglottic cancers vs. 20.4:1 for glottic cancers. Our incidence values for laryngeal cancer, and supraglottic lesions in particular, are similar to those recorded in France, Spain and other areas of Italy, i.e. in nations where wine production and consumption is very high. The 3-year adjusted survival rate was 45.7% for supraglottic and 83 % for glottic cancer patients. Subjects with supraglottic cancer often had a poor prognosis because of the high frequency of cervical lymph node involvement, recurrences and visceral metastases; cancers of the aryepiglottic folds presented the worst clinical evolution.

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Supraglottic versus Glottic Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiological and Pathological Aspects

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Stanta

et al. 1992

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Pleural plaques and risk of cancer in Turin, Northwestern Italy. An autopsy study

Mollo

Andrion

Colombo³

et al. 1984

Cancer

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The relationship between the occurrence of neoplastic diseases and the presence of pleural plaques was studied in a series of 1097 autopsies performed in Turin from the adult general population. In men, pleural plaques showed an association with the presence of laryngeal, pulmonary, esophageal, and colorectal cancer. Only cancer of the larynx was strongly related to the occurrence of such pleural changes. This autopsy investigation confirms previous observations by others based on x‐ray findings, and suggests that pleural plaques may be regarded as risk indicators of possibly asbestos‐related tumors in the general population.

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Screening of Autopsy Populations for Previous Occupational Exposure to Asbestos

Mollo

Andrion

Bellis

et al. 1987

Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal

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A screening procedure to select, in autopsy populations, subjects having a major likelihood of previous occupational exposure to asbestos is described. To test our necropsy population we searched for pleural plaques (PPs); the optical count of both lung asbestos bodies (ABs) and uncoated mineral fibers (UMFs) at least 10 microns in length was recorded. In the adult autopsy population studied in the Turin area, the predictive value given by a positive test for large-size PPs (mostly bilateral) was about 55%. This level of probability did not rise in relation to the AB counts, whereas an increase to over 75% was observed if more than 10,000 UMFs/g dry lung were present. In subjects without PPs or with small-size plaque lesions (mostly unilateral), predictive values of positive tests were 20 to 30% when ABs and UMFs were found to be below 100 and 10,000/g, respectively, and increased to approximately 40% if the AB count exceeded 500/g and to almost 70% for an UMF count above 100,000/g. In subjects without PPs or with small-size plaque lesions, the probability of being nonexposed was greater than 90% if neither ABs nor UMFs were found. This autopsy screening may be a reliable tool in selecting cases most probably related to occupational exposure.

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Descriptive Epidemiology of Cancer of the Larynx in the Province of Torino, Italy

Cited by 5 publications

References 11 publications

Supraglottic versus Glottic Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiological and Pathological Aspects

Supraglottic versus Glottic Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiological and Pathological Aspects

Pleural plaques and risk of cancer in Turin, Northwestern Italy. An autopsy study

Screening of Autopsy Populations for Previous Occupational Exposure to Asbestos

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