黄曲霉素是已知的强烈致癌物质之一。流行病学研究证明,热带地区原发性肝癌高发可能与食入黄曲霉素污染的食物有关。本文报告1例肺腺癌可能由吸入黄曲霉素引起。患者为68岁化学工程师,从事黄曲霉素污染的花生粉消毒研究3个月,完成工作3个月后发病,高热,咳白色粘稠痰。X线检查左肺下叶发 Aflatoxin is one of the known strong carcinogens. Epidemiological studies have shown that high incidence of primary liver cancer in tropical regions may be related to food intake of aflatoxin-contaminated foods. This article reports that one case of lung adenocarcinoma may be caused by inhalation of aflatoxin. The patient was a 68-year-old chemical engineer. She was engaged in the disinfection of aflatoxin-contaminated peanut powder for 3 months. After the work was completed 3 months later, the patient developed fever, and his cough was thick and white. X-ray examination of left lower lobe hair