Lilienfeld D E
Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1991 Dec 31;643:454-58. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1991.tb24494.x.
The causal relationship between malignant mesothelioma and exposure to asbestos is well established. In part as a result of that association, much public attention has focused on asbestos abatement in buildings, such as public schools, in which that asbestos was used as a construction material. The present communication is a report of four cases of malignant mesothelioma in school teachers whose only apparent exposure to asbestos was in the schools in which they taught. The concerns raised by this report are also discussed.
恶性间皮瘤与接触石棉之间的因果关系已得到充分证实。部分由于这种关联，公众的许多注意力都集中在建筑物（如公立学校）的石棉清除上，在这些学校中石棉被用作建筑材料。本报告介绍了4例学校教师恶性间皮瘤病例，这些教师唯一明显的石棉接触途径是他们授课的学校。本报告引发的相关问题也将进行讨论。
