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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. | ||
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*[[Fibrosing pleuritis]]. | |||
*[[Desmoplastic mesothelioma]]. | |||
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