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THE SPECTRUM OF ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES. Joseph MR, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital NSW. An analysis of 180 patients with asbestos related diseases seen during the period June 1988 - December 1991, referred for medicolegal assessment. All but 2 were male?.___The ages ranged from 39-82 yeajrti with a-gean of 83. Mesothelioma was the cownonest condition accounting for 88 patients (38*1 3 of whom has peritoneal mesothelioma. The other conditions were asbestosis 50 (281), pleural plaques 28 (14%), asbestotic pleurisy 14 (8%), carcinoma of the lung with asbestosis 7 14%), carcinoma of the lung with pleural plaques 4 (2%), carcinoma of lung without asbestosis end pleural plaques but with, a significant history of asbestos exposure U (6%), carcinoma of larynx 2 (It). The occupations of those with meso thelioma and asbestosis werei OCCUPATIONS MESOTHEL.(66) asbestosis (50) No difference was No. * No. % found in the degree Asbestos factory Building Constr. 15 23 7 10.5 20 40 -- asbestos exposure ween the 3 who taggers/insula to re 5 7.5 10 20 peritoneal meso- Dockyard/waterside 5 7.5 5' 10 . lioma and those Wittenocm 48 2. 4 had pleural meso R'wey workshops 48 - - thelioma. The average Engineers Friction Prods. Domestic 4$ 46 2 1.5 m* - patients was 58 years - and the average time Power stations 1- 4 8 from first exposure Misc. years. V6 73 10 IS___ to diagnosis was 37 The shortest survival from the time of iiegnosis was 3 months and 2 patients are still living at 3 and 4*j years. We are now reaping the harvest from the 1950*s and 60`s when the dangers of asbestos dust were Known but not heeded. iety The above is an abstract of a paper * presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand on 2/4/92 at Canberra. WV-04434 **st* 1 V Misc. D 3 m 33 o 13 -t <d 00 Io o 3 0) . c3 >w co =- cr to a (t> o B c "O O* 3 CA Zs 0) ai to a> c/) o r-+ ZT Ct> ro co at 05 05 05 > 2 2 g S * O o> o <J\ CO 1 1 I ro at o A -* o ro o S2to > ca cr CD V> O W* CA oat nP O 0s* THE SPECTRUM OF ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASES. Joseph MR, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital NSW. An analysis of 180 patients with asbestos related diseases seen during the period June 1980 - Decenber 2991, referred for medicolegal assessment. All but 2 were maie._.The ages ranged from 39-82 years with JUffiean J3f 63, Mesothelioma was the commonest condition accounting for 66 patients 136%} 3 -of whom has peritoneal mesothelioma. The other conditions were asbestosis 50 (28%), pleural plaques 26 (14%), esbestotic pleurisy 14 (8%), carcinoma of the long with asbestosis 7 (4%), carcinoma of the lung with pleural plaques 4 (2%}, carcinoma of lung without asbestosis and pleural plaques but with a significant history of asbestos exposure 11 (6%), carcinoma of larynx 2 (2%). The occupations of those with meso thelioma and asbestosis wares No. % No. % found in the degree Asbestos factory 15 23 20 40 of asbestos exposure Building Constr. 7 10.5 - between the 3 who taggers/insulators 5 7.5 10 20 had peritoneal meso Dockyard/waterside 5 7.5 5 10 thelioma and those Wittenoom 4 6 2 . 4 who had pleural meso R'way workshops 46 - - thelioma. The average Engineers 46 - - age of the mesothelioma Friction Prods. 46 - - patients was 56 years Domestic 2 1.5 - - and the average time Power stations 1- 4 8 from first exposure Misc. 16 23 in in to diagnosis was 37 years. The shortest survival from the time of liagnosis was 3 months and 2 patients are still living at 3 and 4H years We are now reaping the harvest from the 2950's and 60*s when the dangers of asbestos dust were Known but not heeded. paper 1 iety The above is an abstract of a paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand on 2/4/92 at Canberra. * <g m 8 1mm 13 Su Sc i Q. V t 5 o g *5 o 0 -o o o S5 |iSoSa * *o<>2 i*s ;*25** 2 03 > ? S'3! S'3? ?r c S2.w* S3 CQ s-s Io co oC-Dt CD to O 3 3 CD CD 0 3 *< O <d Q-o 5 S2- s 1 IIo 3 |3 W O "D t3o O Cl to 0 O 3 3 O > 3M oo is Si Si ~o 3o to SI t/> 05 O 8 f oMM* 3 to o> -i.ro4^4^4^4^crtat-*s4 cn z to s CD O 3" CD 1fO CD a> o> o cn co ro cn o Ak O NO3 oro 2 to </> O to to con