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Abnormal subpleural morphology

MedGen UID:
1642801
•Concept ID:
C4703450
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031630

Definition

Any structural anomaly located between the pleura and the chest wall. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Outcome of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in non-small cell lung cancer patients with interstitial lung abnormalities: clinical utility of subcategorizing interstitial lung abnormalities.
Kikuchi R, Watanabe Y, Okuma T, Nakamura H, Abe S
Cancer Immunol Immunother 2024 Sep 5;73(11):211. doi: 10.1007/s00262-024-03792-5. PMID: 39235641Free PMC Article
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Diagnosis, biomarkers and newer treatment protocols.
Patel H, Shah JR, Patel DR, Avanthika C, Jhaveri S, Gor K
Dis Mon 2023 Jul;69(7):101484. Epub 2022 Oct 9 doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2022.101484. PMID: 36220705
Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF), pathogenesis and treatment of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), and transbronchial biopsy in UIP.
Katzenstein AL
Mod Pathol 2012 Jan;25 Suppl 1:S68-78. doi: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.154. PMID: 22214972

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The role of a chest computed tomography severity score in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.
Salaffi F, Carotti M, Tardella M, Borgheresi A, Agostini A, Minorati D, Marotto D, Di Carlo M, Galli M, Giovagnoni A, Sarzi-Puttini P
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Interstitial lung abnormalities detected incidentally on CT: a Position Paper from the Fleischner Society.
Hatabu H, Hunninghake GM, Richeldi L, Brown KK, Wells AU, Remy-Jardin M, Verschakelen J, Nicholson AG, Beasley MB, Christiani DC, San José Estépar R, Seo JB, Johkoh T, Sverzellati N, Ryerson CJ, Graham Barr R, Goo JM, Austin JHM, Powell CA, Lee KS, Inoue Y, Lynch DA
Lancet Respir Med 2020 Jul;8(7):726-737. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30168-5. PMID: 32649920Free PMC Article
Smoking-related lung abnormalities on computed tomography images: comparison with pathological findings.
Iwasawa T, Takemura T, Ogura T
Jpn J Radiol 2018 Mar;36(3):165-180. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s11604-017-0713-0. PMID: 29247372
Heterogeneity in combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema.
Jankowich MD, Polsky M, Klein M, Rounds S
Respiration 2008;75(4):411-7. Epub 2007 Aug 6 doi: 10.1159/000107048. PMID: 17684315
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia: thin-section CT findings in 22 patients.
Johkoh T, Müller NL, Pickford HA, Hartman TE, Ichikado K, Akira M, Honda O, Nakamura H
Radiology 1999 Aug;212(2):567-72. doi: 10.1148/radiology.212.2.r99au05567. PMID: 10429719

Diagnosis

Interstitial lung abnormalities detected incidentally on CT: a Position Paper from the Fleischner Society.
Hatabu H, Hunninghake GM, Richeldi L, Brown KK, Wells AU, Remy-Jardin M, Verschakelen J, Nicholson AG, Beasley MB, Christiani DC, San José Estépar R, Seo JB, Johkoh T, Sverzellati N, Ryerson CJ, Graham Barr R, Goo JM, Austin JHM, Powell CA, Lee KS, Inoue Y, Lynch DA
Lancet Respir Med 2020 Jul;8(7):726-737. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30168-5. PMID: 32649920Free PMC Article
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Smoking-related lung abnormalities on computed tomography images: comparison with pathological findings.
Iwasawa T, Takemura T, Ogura T
Jpn J Radiol 2018 Mar;36(3):165-180. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s11604-017-0713-0. PMID: 29247372
Cystic Lung Diseases: Algorithmic Approach.
Raoof S, Bondalapati P, Vydyula R, Ryu JH, Gupta N, Raoof S, Galvin J, Rosen MJ, Lynch D, Travis W, Mehta S, Lazzaro R, Naidich D
Chest 2016 Oct;150(4):945-965. Epub 2016 May 13 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.04.026. PMID: 27180915Free PMC Article
Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia.
Belloli EA, Beckford R, Hadley R, Flaherty KR
Respirology 2016 Feb;21(2):259-68. Epub 2015 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/resp.12674. PMID: 26564810

Therapy

Paraseptal Emphysema in Indium Lung: Tracing the Pathological Footprints of Chronic Exposure.
Inoue C, Amata A, Chonan T, Kawabata Y, Matsuno Y, Suzuki T
Tohoku J Exp Med 2024 May 30;263(1):51-54. Epub 2024 Mar 15 doi: 10.1620/tjem.2024.J017. PMID: 38355110
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Season of birth and lung fibrosis among workers exposed to asbestos.
Hannu T, Jaakkola MS, Kivisaari L, Huuskonen MS, Vehmas T
Chronobiol Int 2007;24(3):539-51. doi: 10.1080/07420520701420725. PMID: 17612950
Linear opacities on HRCT in bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia.
Murphy JM, Schnyder P, Verschakelen J, Leuenberger P, Flower CD
Eur Radiol 1999;9(9):1813-7. doi: 10.1007/s003300050928. PMID: 10602956
High-resolution computed tomography of asbestos-related diseases.
Aberle DR
Semin Roentgenol 1991 Apr;26(2):118-31. doi: 10.1016/0037-198x(91)90006-a. PMID: 1853209

Prognosis

A Lower Global Lung Ultrasound Score Is Associated with Higher Likelihood of Successful Extubation in Invasively Ventilated COVID-19 Patients.
Pierrakos C, Lieveld A, Pisani L, Smit MR, Heldeweg M, Hagens LA, Smit J, Haaksma M, Veldhuis L, Schmidt RW, Errico G, Marinelli V, Attou R, David CE, Zimatore C, Murgolo F, Grasso S, Mirabella L, Cinnella G, De Bels D, Schultz MJ, Tuinman PR, Bos LD
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The role of a chest computed tomography severity score in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.
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Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis. A Review of Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Characteristics.
Chua F, Desai SR, Nicholson AG, Devaraj A, Renzoni E, Rice A, Wells AU
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2019 Nov;16(11):1351-1359. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201902-181CME. PMID: 31425665Free PMC Article
Smoking-related lung abnormalities on computed tomography images: comparison with pathological findings.
Iwasawa T, Takemura T, Ogura T
Jpn J Radiol 2018 Mar;36(3):165-180. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1007/s11604-017-0713-0. PMID: 29247372
Idiopathic non-specific interstitial pneumonia.
Belloli EA, Beckford R, Hadley R, Flaherty KR
Respirology 2016 Feb;21(2):259-68. Epub 2015 Nov 13 doi: 10.1111/resp.12674. PMID: 26564810

Clinical prediction guides

A Lower Global Lung Ultrasound Score Is Associated with Higher Likelihood of Successful Extubation in Invasively Ventilated COVID-19 Patients.
Pierrakos C, Lieveld A, Pisani L, Smit MR, Heldeweg M, Hagens LA, Smit J, Haaksma M, Veldhuis L, Schmidt RW, Errico G, Marinelli V, Attou R, David CE, Zimatore C, Murgolo F, Grasso S, Mirabella L, Cinnella G, De Bels D, Schultz MJ, Tuinman PR, Bos LD
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Oct 18;105(6):1490-1497. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0545. PMID: 34662857Free PMC Article
The role of a chest computed tomography severity score in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.
Salaffi F, Carotti M, Tardella M, Borgheresi A, Agostini A, Minorati D, Marotto D, Di Carlo M, Galli M, Giovagnoni A, Sarzi-Puttini P
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Oct 16;99(42):e22433. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000022433. PMID: 33080676Free PMC Article
Season of birth and lung fibrosis among workers exposed to asbestos.
Hannu T, Jaakkola MS, Kivisaari L, Huuskonen MS, Vehmas T
Chronobiol Int 2007;24(3):539-51. doi: 10.1080/07420520701420725. PMID: 17612950
CT differentiation of benign and malignant lung nodules in children.
Rosenfield NS, Keller MS, Markowitz RI, Touloukian R, Seashore J
J Pediatr Surg 1992 Apr;27(4):459-61. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(92)90336-6. PMID: 1522456
Plate atelectasis.
Westcott JL, Cole S
Radiology 1985 Apr;155(1):1-9. doi: 10.1148/radiology.155.1.3975385. PMID: 3975385

Recent systematic reviews

Radiological Findings as Predictors of COVID-19 Lung Sequelae: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Xie J, Wang Q, Xu Y, Zhang T, Chen L, Zuo X, Liu J, Huang L, Zhan P, Lv T, Song Y
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Frequency of Abnormalities Detected by Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mohamed MFH, Al-Shokri S, Yousaf Z, Danjuma M, Parambil J, Mohamed S, Mubasher M, Dauleh MM, Hasanain B, AlKahlout MA, Abubeker IY
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