Fibrosing pleuritis - Revision history

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	*[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic.		*[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic.
	*[[Pleural plaques]].		*[[Pleural plaques]].
	*[[Empyema]] with fibrosis.{{~~fact~~}}		*[[Empyema]] with fibrosis.<ref name=pmid6284084>{{Cite journal \| last1 = McCabe \| first1 = TA. \| last2 = Rakowski \| first2 = TA. \| last3 = Argy \| first3 = WP. \| last4 = Reilly \| first4 = MJ. \| title = Fibrosing uremic pleuritis complicated by thoracic empyema. \| journal = Arch Intern Med \| volume = 142 \| issue = 7 \| pages = 1369-70 \| month = Jul \| year = 1982 \| doi = \| PMID = 6284084 }}</ref>

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2016-04-22T19:52:48Z

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	The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.		The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.

	~~Nodules~~ are not apparent. Concerning hypercellular areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.		Nodular areas are not apparent. Concerning hypercellular areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.

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2016-04-22T19:52:24Z

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	The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.		The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.

	Nodules are not apparent. ~~Hypercellular~~ areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.		Nodules are not apparent. Concerning hypercellular areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.

	==See also==		==See also==

2016-04-22T19:51:16Z

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	- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.		- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.
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			The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.

			Nodules are not apparent. Hypercellular areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.

	==See also==		==See also==

2016-04-22T19:40:59Z

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	Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy:		Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy:
	- Fibrous pleuritis (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation and calcifications).		- Fibrous pleuritis/pleural plaque (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation
	- NEGATIVE for malignancy.		and calcifications).
			- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.
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2016-04-22T19:40:34Z

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	DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Corson \| first1 = JM. \| title = Pathology of mesothelioma. \| journal = Thorac Surg Clin \| volume = 14 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 447-60 \| month = Nov \| year = 2004 \| doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 \| PMID = 15559051 }}</ref>		DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Corson \| first1 = JM. \| title = Pathology of mesothelioma. \| journal = Thorac Surg Clin \| volume = 14 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 447-60 \| month = Nov \| year = 2004 \| doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 \| PMID = 15559051 }}</ref>
	*[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic.		*[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic.
			*[[Pleural plaques]].

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2016-04-22T14:32:58Z

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	*p53 -ve/+ve.		*p53 -ve/+ve.
	**More common in mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid9704618>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Mangano \| first1 = WE. \| last2 = Cagle \| first2 = PT. \| last3 = Churg \| first3 = A. \| last4 = Vollmer \| first4 = RT. \| last5 = Roggli \| first5 = VL. \| title = The diagnosis of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma and its distinction from fibrous pleurisy: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 31 cases including p53 immunostaining. \| journal = Am J Clin Pathol \| volume = 110 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 191-9 \| month = Aug \| year = 1998 \| doi = \| PMID = 9704618 }}</ref>		**More common in mesothelioma.<ref name=pmid9704618>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Mangano \| first1 = WE. \| last2 = Cagle \| first2 = PT. \| last3 = Churg \| first3 = A. \| last4 = Vollmer \| first4 = RT. \| last5 = Roggli \| first5 = VL. \| title = The diagnosis of desmoplastic malignant mesothelioma and its distinction from fibrous pleurisy: a histologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 31 cases including p53 immunostaining. \| journal = Am J Clin Pathol \| volume = 110 \| issue = 2 \| pages = 191-9 \| month = Aug \| year = 1998 \| doi = \| PMID = 9704618 }}</ref>

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			Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy:
			- Fibrous pleuritis (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation and calcifications).
			- NEGATIVE for malignancy.
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2016-04-22T14:30:49Z

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	'''Fibrosing pleuritis''', also '''fibrous pleurisy''', is an uncommon benign condition that mimics [[malignant mesothelioma]].		'''Fibrosing pleuritis''', also '''fibrous pleurisy''' and '''fibrous pleuritis‎''', is an uncommon benign condition that mimics [[malignant mesothelioma]].

	It may be referred to as ''cryptogenic bilateral fibrosing pleuritis'', if it is bilateral.		It may be referred to as ''cryptogenic bilateral fibrosing pleuritis'', if it is bilateral.

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	==Gross==		==Gross==
	*Pleural thickening associated with a pleural effusion.		*Pleural thickening associated with a [[pleural effusion]].

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