Intrathoracic Stalactite-like Lesion, Nodular-type Pleural Plaques

Pleural plaques.

Aetiology of pleural plaques.

Pleural plaques were found in 644 (66%Y.) of 9,760 photofluorograms taken in 1965 in a region of Pel'hrimov district; the incidence was highest in the age group 66-70 years. The advanced age of those affected may be explained by the greater frequency of the causative agent in the past. The disorder was known in Pelhrimov district as early as 1930; it was then thought to be posttuberculous. The ...

Pleural plaques and the risk of pleural mesothelioma.

BACKGROUND The association between pleural plaques and pleural mesothelioma remains controversial. The present study was designed to examine the association between pleural plaques on computed tomography (CT) scan and the risk of pleural mesothelioma in a follow-up study of asbestos-exposed workers. METHODS Retired or unemployed workers previously occupationally exposed to asbestos were invit...

Fibrous pleural plaques detected at autopsy.

The reported case was a 84-year-old male, dead after a traffic accident. The death was considered to be suspicious by prosecutor and an autopsy was mandated. In macroscopic autopsy investigation left tibia, fibula and multiple rib fractures, widespread seborrheic keratoses, and hyperpigmented skin lesions were detected. In the left chest cavity blood content and white colored lesions spread on ...

The pathology of parietal pleural plaques.

The incidence, morbid anatomy, histology, and relationship of hyaline pleural plaques to exposure to asbestos has been studied. Plaques were found in 12.3% of 334 hospital necropsies (in an urban population in Glasgow, 41 cases). In 85.3% (35 cases) asbestos bodies were found in the lungs. There is evidence of a dose-response relationship between the number of asbestos bodies found in the lungs...