A Retired Man Who Had Worked in the Shipyards Most

Multiple Choice

A retired man who had worked in the shipyards most of his life was found to have pleural plaques and mesothelioma. These pathologic changes are most likely a complication of which type of pneumoconiosis?

A) Simple coal workers' pneumoconiosis
B) Progressive massive fibrosis
C) Anthracosis
D) Asbestosis
E) Silicoanthracosis