The results of a cross-sectional study carried out in seven districts of the GDR and Berlin, capital of the GDR, show a significantly increased number of tumors in male woodworkers. Compared to 13 expected tumors the number of those observed amounted to 62. The most frequent localisation was the ethmoidal sinus; adenocarcinomas dominated histologically.

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