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'''Lung blebs''', also '''pulmonary blebs''', are benign cystic [[lung]] lesions.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ryu | first1 = JH. | last2 = Swensen | first2 = SJ. | title = Cystic and cavitary lung diseases: focal and diffuse. | journal = Mayo Clin Proc | volume = 78 | issue = 6 | pages = 744-52 | month = Jun | year = 2003 | doi = 10.4065/78.6.744 | PMID = 12934786 }}</ref>
[[Image:Lung bleb -- extremely low mag.jpg|thumb|right|Lung bleb. [[H&E stain]].]]
'''Lung bleb''', also '''pulmonary bleb''', are benign cystic [[lung]] lesions.<ref name=pmid12934786>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ryu | first1 = JH. | last2 = Swensen | first2 = SJ. | title = Cystic and cavitary lung diseases: focal and diffuse. | journal = Mayo Clin Proc | volume = 78 | issue = 6 | pages = 744-52 | month = Jun | year = 2003 | doi = 10.4065/78.6.744 | PMID = 12934786 }}</ref>


''Lung bulla'' and ''lung bullae'' redirect to this article.
''Lung bulla'' and ''lung bullae'' redirect to this article.
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*[[Emphysema]].
*[[Emphysema]].
*[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]] (LAM).
*[[Lymphangioleiomyomatosis]] (LAM).
===Images===
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Image:Lung bleb -- extremely low mag.jpg | Lung bleb - extremely low mag. (WC)
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Lung, Left Upper Lobe, Lobectomy:
- SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.
-- Margins clear.
-- See tumour summary.
- Two lymph nodes NEGATIVE for malignancy (0/2).
- Emphysematous changes and bullous disease/belbs.
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*Using "bullous disease/belbs" skates around the size criteria that differentiates ''belbs'' from ''bullae''.
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BLEBS, APEX OF THE LEFT LUNG, WEDGE RESECTION:
BLEBS, APEX OF THE LEFT LUNG, WEDGE RESECTION:
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(smoker's macrophages). Focal fibrous pleural thickening is present.  No significant
(smoker's macrophages). Focal fibrous pleural thickening is present.  No significant
inflammation is present.  No interstitial fibrosis is present.
inflammation is present.  No interstitial fibrosis is present.
==See also==
*[[Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome]].


==References==
==References==
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