Pleural plaques - Revision history

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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>		#redirect [[Pleural plaque]]

	~~==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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	*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>		*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.		**Plaque burden seems to be associated with the number asbestos bodies found; many plaques... suggest many asbestosis bodies.

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

	===Images===		===Images===

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

	Notes:		Notes:

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist\|1}}		{{Reflist\|2}}

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

Michael at 04:35, 31 March 2014

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	===Images===		===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)].		*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG083.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

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	DDx:		DDx:
	*[[Metastatic]] carcinoma.		*[[Metastatic]] carcinoma.

			===Images===
			*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG083.html Pleural plaque (utah.edu)].

	==Microscopic==		==Microscopic==
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	*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>		*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.		**Plaque burden seems to be associated with the number asbestos bodies found; many plaques... suggest many asbestosis bodies.

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

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

Michael at 04:22, 31 March 2014

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	*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>		*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.		**Plaque burden seems to be associated with the number asbestos bodies found; many plaques... suggest many asbestosis bodies.

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

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	==General==		==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>		*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.

			==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.

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Asbestosis]].		*[[Asbestosis]] - has fibrosis of the lung.
	*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].		*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].
			*[[Feruginous bodies]].

	==References==		==References==

Michael at 03:57, 31 March 2014

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	'''Pleural plaques''' are 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>		'''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>

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

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	*[[Asbestosis]] - has fibrosis of the lung.		*[[Asbestosis]] - has fibrosis of the lung.
	*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].		*[[Malignant mesothelioma]].
	*[[~~Feruginous~~ bodies]].		*[[Ferruginous bodies]].

	==References==		==References==