Magnani C, Ciambellotti E, Salvi U, Zanetti R, Comba P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 1989 Sep-Oct;9(5):511-9.
The district of Biella in Piedmont (NW Italy) has one of the largest concentrations of the textile industry in Italy, traditionally manufacturing high quality wools. The present paper describes a survey of primitive cancers of the nasal fossae and paranasal sinuses diagnosed among residents of this area from 1970 to 1986. This study is a preliminary step in a case-control study aimed at investigating the association with occupational exposure in the textile industry. Seven cases were diagnosed in the 1970-75 period and 25 in the following ten years 1976-1986. The cut-off point corresponds to the year when the Hospital Admission and Discharge Registry became operative in Piedmont and Lombardy. The 1970-75 annual incidence rates (X 100,000, world standardized) were 0.5 both among males and females. Corresponding figures in 1976-86 were 1.2 and 0.2. Out of 32 cases, 16 were adenocarcinomas or adenoid-cystic carcinomas. Eleven cases are reported in the clinical record as wood or leather workers and seven as textile workers. Occupation was not reported for six cases. A case-control study is in progress.
意大利西北部皮埃蒙特地区的比耶拉拥有意大利最大的纺织业集群之一，传统上生产高品质羊毛。本文描述了1970年至1986年期间在该地区居民中诊断出的鼻窝和鼻窦原发性癌症的调查情况。本研究是一项病例对照研究的初步步骤，旨在调查与纺织业职业暴露的关联。1970 - 1975年期间诊断出7例病例，在随后的1976 - 1986年十年间诊断出25例。截止点对应于皮埃蒙特和伦巴第地区医院入院和出院登记处开始运作的年份。1970 - 1975年的年发病率（每10万人，世界标准化）男性和女性均为0.5。1976 - 1986年的相应数字分别为1.2和0.2。在32例病例中，16例为腺癌或腺样囊性癌。临床记录中有11例报告为木材或皮革工人，7例报告为纺织工人。6例未报告职业。一项病例对照研究正在进行中。
