Pleural plaque - Revision history

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General

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	Other asbestos-related pleural disease:<ref name=pmid22617814/>		Other asbestos-related pleural disease:<ref name=pmid22617814/>
	*Diffuse pleural thickening.		*Diffuse pleural thickening.
	*Benign asbestos-related pleural ~~effusions~~ (BAPEs).		*Benign asbestos-related [[pleural effusion]]s (BAPEs).
	*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].		*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].

	==Gross==		==Gross==

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	====www====		====www====
	*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG102.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].		*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG102.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

			==Sign out==
			<pre>
			Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy:
			- Fibrous pleuritis/pleural plaque (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation
			and calcifications).
			- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.
			</pre>

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

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	===Images===		===Images===
			<gallery>
			Image: Pleural plaque -- extremely low mag.jpg \| PP - extremely low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque -- very low mag.jpg \| PP - very low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque -- low mag.jpg \| PP - low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque -- intermed mag.jpg \| PP - intermed. mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque -- high mag.jpg \| PP - high mag. (WC)

			Image: Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg \| PP - low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque - 2a -- very low mag.jpg \| PP - low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque - 2 -- low mag.jpg \| PP - low mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque - 2 -- intermed mag.jpg \| PP - intermed. mag. (WC)
			Image: Pleural plaque - 2a -- intermed mag.jpg \| PP - intermed. mag. (WC)
			</gallery>
			====www====
	*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG102.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].		*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG102.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

Michael at 01:08, 14 June 2016

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	\| Image = Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg		\| Image = Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg
	\| Width =		\| Width =
	\| Caption = ~~Pleural~~ plaque. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Nephron)		\| Caption = [[Micrograph]] of a pleural plaque. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Nephron)
	\| Synonyms =		\| Synonyms =
	\| Micro = hyaline (fibrosis) material +/-[[calcification]]s		\| Micro = hyaline (fibrosis) material +/-[[calcification]]s

Michael at 01:08, 14 June 2016

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	{{ Infobox diagnosis		{{ Infobox diagnosis
	\| Name = {{PAGENAME}}		\| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
	\| Image =		\| Image = Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg
	\| Width =		\| Width =
	\| Caption =		\| Caption = Pleural plaque. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Nephron)
	\| Synonyms =		\| Synonyms =
	\| Micro = hyaline (fibrosis) material +/-[[calcification]]s		\| Micro = hyaline (fibrosis) material +/-[[calcification]]s
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	\| Grossing =		\| Grossing =
	\| Staging =		\| Staging =
	\| Site = [[~~pleural~~]]		\| Site = [[pleura]]
	\| Assdx = [[asbestosis]], [[malignant mesothelioma]]		\| Assdx = [[asbestosis]], [[malignant mesothelioma]]
	\| Syndromes =		\| Syndromes =

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			{{ Infobox diagnosis
			\| Name = {{PAGENAME}}
			\| Image =
			\| Width =
			\| Caption =
			\| Synonyms =
			\| Micro = hyaline (fibrosis) material +/-[[calcification]]s
			\| Subtypes =
			\| LMDDx = [[fibrosing pleuritis‎‎]], [[malignant mesothelioma]] - especially [[desmoplastic mesothelioma]]
			\| Stains =
			\| IHC =
			\| EM =
			\| Molecular =
			\| IF =
			\| Gross = white pleural lesions
			\| Grossing =
			\| Staging =
			\| Site = [[pleural]]
			\| Assdx = [[asbestosis]], [[malignant mesothelioma]]
			\| Syndromes =
			\| Clinicalhx = exposure to asbestos
			\| Signs =
			\| Symptoms =
			\| Prevalence = uncommon
			\| Bloodwork =
			\| Rads = pleural thickening
			\| Endoscopy =
			\| Prognosis = benign
			\| Other =
			\| ClinDDx = [[malignant mesothelioma]], metastatic [[carcinoma]]
			\| Tx =
			}}
	A '''pleural plaque''' is a benign fibrous thickening of the [[pleura]]. It is strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>		A '''pleural plaque''' is a benign fibrous thickening of the [[pleura]]. It is strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>

Michael at 00:56, 14 June 2016

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	'''~~Pleural plaques~~''' ~~are~~ strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>		A '''pleural plaque''' is a benign fibrous thickening of the [[pleura]]. It is strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>

	==General==		==General==

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	~~#redirect~~ [[Pleural plaques]]		'''Pleural plaques''' are strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>

			==General==
			*May be due to other causes.<ref name=pmid17867573>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Clarke \| first1 = CC. \| last2 = Mowat \| first2 = FS. \| last3 = Kelsh \| first3 = MA. \| last4 = Roberts \| first4 = MA. \| title = Pleural plaques: a review of diagnostic issues and possible nonasbestos factors. \| journal = Arch Environ Occup Health \| volume = 61 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 183-92 \| month = \| year = \| doi = 10.3200/AEOH.61.4.183-192 \| PMID = 17867573 }}</ref>

			Other asbestos-related pleural disease:<ref name=pmid22617814/>
			*Diffuse pleural thickening.
			*Benign asbestos-related pleural effusions (BAPEs).
			*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].

			==Gross==
			*Thickened (or calcified) plaques.<ref name=pmid17867573/>
			*White.

			DDx:
			*[[Metastatic]] carcinoma.

			===Images===
			<gallery>
			Image:Asbestosis_-_Fibrous_pleural_plaque_(7468458430).jpg \| Fibrous pleural plaque. (WC/Rosen)
			</gallery>
			*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG083.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

			==Microscopic==
			Features:<ref name=pmid5556121/>
			*Hyaline material +/- [[calcification]].

			Notes:
			*Usually associated with asbestosis fibres in the [[lung]] (85% of cases).<ref name=pmid5556121>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Roberts \| first1 = GH. \| title = The pathology of parietal pleural plaques. \| journal = J Clin Pathol \| volume = 24 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 348-53 \| month = May \| year = 1971 \| doi = \| PMID = 5556121 }}</ref>
			**Plaque burden seems to be associated with the number asbestos bodies found; many plaques... suggest many asbestosis bodies.

			DDx:
			*[[Fibrosing pleuritis‎‎]].
			*[[Desmoplastic mesothelioma]].

			===Images===
			*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG102.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

			==See also==
			*[[Asbestosis]] - lung has fibrosis.
			*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].
			*[[Ferruginous bodies]].

			==References==
			{{Reflist\|2}}

			[[Category:Diagnosis]]
			[[Category:Pulmonary pathology]]

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