Asbestos Fibers and Ferruginous Bodies Detected by VP-SEM/EDS in Colon Tissues of a Patient Affected by Colon-Rectum Cancer: A Case Study

Asbestos Fibers and Ferruginous Bodies Detected by VP-SEM/EDS in Colon Tissues of a Patient Affected by Colon-Rectum Cancer: A Case Study

The aim of this work was to inspect the presence of asbestos fibers in colon tissue from a patient, with history of indirect exposure to asbestos and affected by colon cancer, who underwent surgery. Variable pressure scanning electron microscopy, coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (VP-SEM/E...

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Main Authors: Caterina Rinaudo, Alessandro Croce, Stefania Erra, Elisabetta Nada, Marinella Bertolotti, Federica Grosso, Antonio Maconi, Marco Amisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
asbestos
ferruginous bodies
colon cancers
VP-SEM/EDS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/6/658

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