[Adenocarcinoma of the paranasal sinuses in woodworkers, an occupational disease? (author's transl)].

A 59-year-old carpenter, 44 years in his profession had an adenocarcinoma of the ethmoids. Similar cases have been described previously in foreign literature. This disease has been accepted as an occupational disease in England. The question is whether this disease, provoked by fine wood-dust may be observed in Germany too; whether the chemical wood ingredients and those being produced during fine-sanding may be carcinogenic. In gaschromatograms the wood ingredients have been demonstrated using oak and beech wood. It is proposed that comparable cases be collected in Germany in order to have a sufficient number of cases for a statistic base. This would make it possible to add this disease to the German list of occupational diseases.