Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3031892496 ISBN 13: 9783031892493

Publisher: Springer, 2025

Synopsis

The fourth edition of Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases builds on the success of the previous editions by fully updating knowledge on diagnostic and epidemiologic aspects and presenting important new insights derived from new epidemiologic studies and animal studies. This book is the primary text related to the pathology of asbestos-associated disease. Background information is first provided on the mineralogy of asbestos, occupational and environmental exposure, and asbestos bodies. The various diseases associated with asbestos exposure are then considered in turn, with detailed description and illustration of pathologic features as well as extensive discussion of etiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Further chapters are devoted to cytopathology, experimental models of disease, analysis of tissue mineral fiber content, and medicolegal issues. It will also discuss the medicolegal aspects of asbestos-related diseases from both a plaintiff's attorney's perspective as well as a defendant's attorney's perspective. All chapters are updated to match the current understanding of asbestos-related disease, and will include new research based on current issues concerning possible contamination of talc with asbestos. This new edition also considers the role of non-asbestiform cleavage fragments in disease pathogenesis.

 

Written by experts in the diagnostic, epidemiologic, and medicolegal aspects of asbestos-related diseases, this book helps readers understand how different types of asbestos fibers contribute to disease pathogenesis and in determining causation of disease in specific cases. This book will be an essential reference for pathologists and an invaluable source of information for pulmonologists, radiologists, and occupational medical practitioners.

About this title

About the Author

Tim D. Oury
Department of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
USA

 

Victor L. Roggli
Professor of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
USA

 

Thomas A. Sporn
Department of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
USA

 

Elizabeth N. Pavlisko
Department of Pathology
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
USA

From the Back Cover

The fourth edition of Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases builds on the success of the previous editions by fully updating knowledge on diagnostic and epidemiologic aspects and presenting important new insights derived from new epidemiologic studies and animal studies. This book is the primary text related to the pathology of asbestos-associated disease. Background information is first provided on the mineralogy of asbestos, occupational and environmental exposure, and asbestos bodies. The various diseases associated with asbestos exposure are then considered in turn, with detailed description and illustration of pathologic features as well as extensive discussion of etiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Further chapters are devoted to cytopathology, experimental models of disease, analysis of tissue mineral fiber content, and medicolegal issues. It will also discuss the medicolegal aspects of asbestos-related diseases from both a plaintiff's attorney's perspective as well as a defendant's attorney's perspective. All chapters are updated to match the current understanding of asbestos-related disease, and will include new research based on current issues concerning possible contamination of talc with asbestos. This new edition also considers the role of non-asbestiform cleavage fragments in disease pathogenesis.

 

Written by experts in the diagnostic, epidemiologic, and medicolegal aspects of asbestos-related diseases, this book helps readers understand how different types of asbestos fibers contribute to disease pathogenesis and in determining causation of disease in specific cases. This book will be an essential reference for pathologists and an invaluable source of information for pulmonologists, radiologists, and occupational medical practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031892496
• ISBN 13: 9783031892493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 455
• Editor: Oury Tim D., Roggli Victor L., Sporn Thomas A., Pavlisko Elizabeth N.