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	'''~~Pleural plaques~~''' ~~are~~ strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>		A '''pleural plaque''' is a benign fibrous thickening of the [[pleura]]. It is strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal \| last1 = Myers \| first1 = R. \| title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. \| journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med \| volume = 18 \| issue = 4 \| pages = 377-81 \| month = Jul \| year = 2012 \| doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe \| PMID = 22617814 }}</ref>

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