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FILE NAME Talc TALC
DATE 1989 Jan 2 DOC TALC033
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Biopsy Records
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State University of New York
Health Science Center
Syracuse
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College of Medicine
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Department of Pathology
464-4750
FAX 464-4750 464-7130
January 2
1989
Paul Malek M.D.
Pathology Department
Mercy Hospital
218 Stone Street Watertown New York
13601
Re
Baker Autopsy 89
Murray
JA89-196
Dear Paul
the lung tissue samples for my
and sending
Thank you for preparing
have already been quite
and use in teaching These specimens and medical students and have
review
staff residents
educational to the pathology research study of the talc miners
welcome addition to my
been a
fibrotic focally
of the lung samples revealed markedly
is marked
My observation
extensive epithelial metaplasia
There
described by you in
honeycombed lungs with asbestosis Pleural plaques were
of the right
evidence of talcosis and
superior portion
the autopsy report The mass in the posditfefreiroerntiated adenocarcinoma with
lobe microscopically microscopically is a poorly
Your autopsy report described
Tower
for mucin
intracytoplasmic positivity
adrenal glands bilaterally
I
focal
nodes liver and
and would
disease
metastatic disease to lymph to document the metastatic if
did not receive any sections
to complete my records on the case
a recut slide of these
appreciate
possible
revealed markedly elevated
The lung tissue fiber analysis
with the talc mine
fibers of the type associated
amounts of
of asbestos
tremolite and lesser
with some fibers
mostly anthophyllite concentrations
identified
addition high concentrations
crocidolite asbestos fibers
concentrations
These are In
chrysotile
No amosite or
Looking forward to hearing further from you Best regards
Sincerely
Jay
Jerrold L. Abraham M.D. Associate Professor and
Director of Environmental
Occupational Pathology
and
JLA
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