Rubino G F, Scansetti G, Pira E, Piolatto G, Mollo F, Andrion A, Colombo A, Bertasso L
IARC Sci Publ. 1980(30):545-51.
Of 218 necropsies of male subjects, pleural hyaline plaques were detected in 67 (30%). The prevalence of pleural plaques was found to be related to age at death and to history of previous occupational contact with asbestos. The presence of asbestos bodies in lungs was also associated with pleural plaques; however, the reliability of the presence of ferruginous bodies as an indicator of exposure to asbestos is questioned. The role of environmental exposure will be better demonstrated at the end of an investigation on place of residence, which is still in progress. Chest X-rays showed little sensitivity for use in epidemiological surveys.
在218例男性尸体解剖中，67例（30%）检测到胸膜透明斑。发现胸膜斑的患病率与死亡年龄以及既往职业性接触石棉的病史有关。肺中石棉小体的存在也与胸膜斑有关；然而，含铁小体作为接触石棉指标的可靠性受到质疑。环境暴露的作用将在一项仍在进行的关于居住地的调查结束时得到更好的证明。胸部X光在流行病学调查中的敏感性较低。
