Occupational risks for adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses in the German wood industry

Abstract

The authors found an elevated ADCN risk for exposure to inhalable wood dust above 3.5 mg/m(3). The rareness of the disease does not allow the exclusion of risk below that concentration. For pigment stains, there is evidence for an association of historical exposure with the development of ADCN in German wood workers.