Pleural Plaque

Aka: Pleural Plaque

II. Epidemiology

  1. Occur in 50% with significant Asbestos Exposure

III. Definition

  1. Asbestos-related collagen Plaque deposition on pleura

IV. Pathophysiology

  1. Response to Asbestos Exposure
  2. Plaques form in pleura from collagen deposition
  3. Plaques are benign and do not precancers

V. Imaging

  1. Chest XRay
    1. Plaques are variably present
  2. Chest CT
    1. Not indicated in most cases
    2. Test Sensitivity: 50%

VI. Evaluation

  1. Marker for Asbestos Exposure

VII. References

  1. O'Reilly (2007) Am Fam Physician 75:683-90 [PubMed]
  2. (2004) Am J Respir Crit Care Med 170:691-715 [PubMed]

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Related Studies

Ontology: Pleural plaque (C0340030)

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
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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