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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Benign | *Benign [[clinical diagnosis]]. | ||
*May be biopsied to exclude malignancy. | *May be biopsied to exclude malignancy. | ||
*Type of lung collapse | *Type of lung collapse<ref name=pmid8784732>{{Cite journal | last1 = Batra | first1 = P. | last2 = Brown | first2 = K. | last3 = Hayashi | first3 = K. | last4 = Mori | first4 = M. | title = Rounded atelectasis. | journal = J Thorac Imaging | volume = 11 | issue = 3 | pages = 187-97 | month = | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8784732 }}</ref> often associated with asbestos exposure. | ||
Clinical (radiologic findings):<ref name=pmid8784732/> | |||
*Pleural thickening. | |||
*Mass lesion with "comet tail" (curvilinear opacification of bronchi and vessels). | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Pleural fibrosis. | *Pleural fibrosis. | ||
*No features of malignancy. | *No features of malignancy. | ||
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*Findings on core biopsy are non-specific. | |||
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