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| Image = Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg | | Image = Pleural plaque - 2 -- very low mag.jpg | ||
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| Caption = | | 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 | ||
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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 | *Benign asbestos-related [[pleural effusion]]s (BAPEs). | ||
*[[Malignant mesothelioma]]. | *[[Malignant mesothelioma]]. | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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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> | |||
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*[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)]. | ||
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<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== | ||