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*[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic. | *[[Mesothelioma]], desmoplastic. | ||
*[[Pleural plaques]]. | *[[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== | ==IHC== | ||
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<pre> | <pre> | ||
Pleura, Left Lung, Biopsy: | 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> | </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== | ==See also== | ||