Difference between revisions of "Fibrosing pleuritis"

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 DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }}</ref>
 *[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic.
+*[[Pleural plaques]].
+*[[Empyema]] with fibrosis.<ref name=pmid6284084>{{Cite journal  | last1 = McCabe | first1 = TA. | last2 = Rakowski | first2 = TA. | last3 = Argy | first3 = WP. | last4 = Reilly | first4 = MJ. | title = Fibrosing uremic pleuritis complicated by thoracic empyema. | journal = Arch Intern Med | volume = 142 | issue = 7 | pages = 1369-70 | month = Jul | year = 1982 | doi =  | PMID = 6284084 }}</ref>
 ==IHC==
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 <pre>
 Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy:
-- Fibrous pleuritis (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation and calcifications).
+- Fibrous pleuritis/pleural plaque (fibrous tissue with mild chronic inflammation
-- NEGATIVE for malignancy.
+  and calcifications).
+- NEGATIVE for evidence of malignancy.
 </pre>
+===Micro===
+The sections show dense fibrous tissue with bland appearing fibroblasts and mild chronic inflammation. Large calcifications are present. Lung parenchyma is not seen.
+Nodular areas are not apparent. Concerning hypercellular areas are not seen. Necrosis is not present. Nuclear atypia is not identified. Mitotic activity is not readily apparent.
 ==See also==