II. Epidemiology
- Occur in 50% with significant Asbestos Exposure
IV. Pathophysiology
- Response to Asbestos Exposure
- Plaques form in pleura from Collagen deposition
- Plaques are benign and do not precancers
V. Imaging
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Chest XRay
- Plaques are variably present
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Chest CT
- Not indicated in most cases
- Test Sensitivity: 50%
VI. Evaluation
- Marker for Asbestos Exposure
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| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD10 | J92 , J92.9 |
| SnomedCT | 155589004, 266400008, 233658003 |
| German | Pleuraplaques, Pleuraplaque |
| Korean | 가슴막판 |
| Spanish | Placa pleural, placa pleural (trastorno), placa pleural |
| Portuguese | Placa pleural |
| French | Plaque pleurale |
| Italian | Placca pleurale |
| Dutch | pleuraplaque, plaque; pleura, pleura; plaque, Pleurazwoerd |
| Czech | Pleurální plak |
| English | Pleural plaque NOS, pleural plaque, plaques pleural, plaque pleural, pleural plaques, pleural plaques (diagnosis), Pleural plaque disease, Pleural plaque, Pleural plaque (disorder), plaques; pleural, pleura; plaques |
| Japanese | ｷｮｳﾏｸﾌﾟﾗｰｸ, 胸膜プラーク |
| Hungarian | Pleuralis plakk |
