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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 | *[[Asbestosis]] - lung has fibrosis. | ||
*[[Malignant mesothelioma]]. | *[[Malignant mesothelioma]]. | ||
*[[Ferruginous bodies]]. | *[[Ferruginous bodies]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:22, 31 March 2014
Pleural plaques are strongly associated with asbestos exposure.[1]
General
- May be due to other causes.[2]
Other asbestos-related pleural disease:[1]
- Diffuse pleural thickening.
- Benign asbestos-related pleural effusions (BAPEs).
- Malignant mesothelioma.
Gross
- Thickened (or calcified) plaques.[2]
- White.
DDx:
- Metastatic carcinoma.
Microscopic
Features:[3]
- Hyaline material +/- calcification.
Notes:
- Usually associated with asbestosis fibres in the lung (85% of cases).[3]
- Plaque burden seems to be associated with the number asbestos bodies found; many plaques... suggest many asbestosis bodies.
See also
- Asbestosis - lung has fibrosis.
- Malignant mesothelioma.
- Ferruginous bodies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Myers, R. (Jul 2012). "Asbestos-related pleural disease.". Curr Opin Pulm Med 18 (4): 377-81. doi:10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe. PMID 22617814.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clarke, CC.; Mowat, FS.; Kelsh, MA.; Roberts, MA.. "Pleural plaques: a review of diagnostic issues and possible nonasbestos factors.". Arch Environ Occup Health 61 (4): 183-92. doi:10.3200/AEOH.61.4.183-192. PMID 17867573.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roberts, GH. (May 1971). "The pathology of parietal pleural plaques.". J Clin Pathol 24 (4): 348-53. PMID 5556121.