Diagnosaurus
Pleural plaques (masses or thickening)
DDx
Malignant tumors
- Metastatic cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Lymphoma (subpleural tumor plaque)
- Thymoma
- Lipoma
- Fibrous tumor
- Neurogenic
- Asbestosis plaques
- Nonspecific response to: inflammation, trauma, neoplasm, radiation
- Talc inhalation
- Extramedullary hematopoiesis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pleural Plaques (masses or Thickening)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114791/all/Pleural_plaques__masses_or_thickening_.
Zeiger RFR. Pleural plaques (masses or thickening). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114791/all/Pleural_plaques__masses_or_thickening_. Accessed December 26, 2024.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pleural plaques (masses or thickening). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114791/all/Pleural_plaques__masses_or_thickening_
Zeiger RFR. Pleural Plaques (masses or Thickening) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2024 December 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114791/all/Pleural_plaques__masses_or_thickening_.
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