[Frequency of lung asbestos bodies in autopsy material at Udine]

Following chemical digestion of the pulmonary tissue, asbestos bodies were sought in 50 random necropsies carried out at Udine. The age of the subjects examined, 24 men and 26 women, was between 23 and 90, and 43 cases were older than 50. A positive finding was observed in 44 cases (88%).