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Pleural plaque

MedGen UID:
573493
•Concept ID:
C0340030
•
Disease or Syndrome
SNOMED CT: Pleural plaque (233658003)
 
HPO: HP:0033398

Definition

Deposits of hyalinized collagen fibers in the parietal pleura (preferentially pleura adjacent to ribs, particularly the sixth through ninth ribs). [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multidetector CT Findings and Differential Diagnoses of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Metastatic Pleural Diseases in Korea.
Kim YK, Kim JS, Lee KW, Yi CA, Goo JM, Jung SH
Korean J Radiol 2016 Jul-Aug;17(4):545-53. Epub 2016 Jun 27 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.4.545. PMID: 27390546Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Obesity and risk for respiratory diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.
Yang W, Yang Y, Guo Y, Guo J, Ma M, Han B
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1197730. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1197730. PMID: 37711902Free PMC Article
Effect of asbestos exposure on differentiation and function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Kumagai-Takei N, Nishimura Y, Maeda M, Hayashi H, Matsuzaki H, Lee S, Yoshitome K, Ito T, Otsuki T
Environ Health Prev Med 2020 Oct 8;25(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s12199-020-00900-6. PMID: 33032525Free PMC Article
Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers.
Dement JM, Welch LS, Ringen K, Cranford K, Quinn P
Occup Environ Med 2017 Oct;74(10):701-708. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104205. PMID: 28515054
A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article
Tumorlike conditions of the pleura.
Walker CM, Takasugi JE, Chung JH, Reddy GP, Done SL, Pipavath SN, Schmidt RA, Godwin JD 2nd
Radiographics 2012 Jul-Aug;32(4):971-85. doi: 10.1148/rg.324115184. PMID: 22786988

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of asbestosis in the 21(st) century: a clinicopathological correlation of 102 cases.
Carney JM, Sporn TA, Roggli VL, Pavlisko EN
Ultrastruct Pathol 2024 Mar 3;48(2):137-148. Epub 2024 Feb 7 doi: 10.1080/01913123.2023.2299874. PMID: 38192052
An Approach for Asbestos-related Pleural Plaque Detection.
Sousa AM, Castelo-Fernandez C, Osaku D, Bagatin E, Reis F, Falcao AX
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020 Jul;2020:1343-1346. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176605. PMID: 33018237
Malignant Diffuse Mesothelioma in Women: A Study of 354 Cases.
Pavlisko EN, Liu B, Green C, Sporn TA, Roggli VL
Am J Surg Pathol 2020 Mar;44(3):293-304. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001418. PMID: 31876584
Mesothelioid reaction following talc pleurodesis: a case report.
Faynberg T, Patel N, Nayar AP, Shienbaum AJ
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017 Nov;65(11):667-669. Epub 2017 Mar 7 doi: 10.1007/s11748-017-0758-0. PMID: 28271362
Tumorlike conditions of the pleura.
Walker CM, Takasugi JE, Chung JH, Reddy GP, Done SL, Pipavath SN, Schmidt RA, Godwin JD 2nd
Radiographics 2012 Jul-Aug;32(4):971-85. doi: 10.1148/rg.324115184. PMID: 22786988

Therapy

Obesity and risk for respiratory diseases: a Mendelian randomization study.
Yang W, Yang Y, Guo Y, Guo J, Ma M, Han B
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023;14:1197730. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1197730. PMID: 37711902Free PMC Article
An Approach for Asbestos-related Pleural Plaque Detection.
Sousa AM, Castelo-Fernandez C, Osaku D, Bagatin E, Reis F, Falcao AX
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2020 Jul;2020:1343-1346. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176605. PMID: 33018237
Inflammatory Alteration of Human T Cells Exposed Continuously to Asbestos.
Kumagai-Takei N, Yamamoto S, Lee S, Maeda M, Masuzzaki H, Sada N, Yu M, Yoshitome K, Nishimura Y, Otsuki T
Int J Mol Sci 2018 Feb 8;19(2) doi: 10.3390/ijms19020504. PMID: 29419731Free PMC Article
Longitudinal decline in lung function among older construction workers.
Dement JM, Welch LS, Ringen K, Cranford K, Quinn P
Occup Environ Med 2017 Oct;74(10):701-708. Epub 2017 May 17 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2016-104205. PMID: 28515054
A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Pleural plaque identification in computed tomography and intraoperative thoracic findings: Correspondence and prognosis comparison in patients with resection of non-small cell lung cancer.
Kagimoto A, Ishida M, Mimura T
Respir Investig 2023 Mar;61(2):200-204. Epub 2023 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2023.01.004. PMID: 36773507
Effect of asbestos exposure on differentiation and function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes.
Kumagai-Takei N, Nishimura Y, Maeda M, Hayashi H, Matsuzaki H, Lee S, Yoshitome K, Ito T, Otsuki T
Environ Health Prev Med 2020 Oct 8;25(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s12199-020-00900-6. PMID: 33032525Free PMC Article
Malignant Diffuse Mesothelioma in Women: A Study of 354 Cases.
Pavlisko EN, Liu B, Green C, Sporn TA, Roggli VL
Am J Surg Pathol 2020 Mar;44(3):293-304. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001418. PMID: 31876584
Pleural Plaques and the Risk of Lung Cancer in Asbestos-exposed Subjects.
Brims FJH, Kong K, Harris EJA, Sodhi-Berry N, Reid A, Murray CP, Franklin PJ, Musk AB, de Klerk NH
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Jan 1;201(1):57-62. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201901-0096OC. PMID: 31433952
A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Artificial Intelligence-based Quantification of Pleural Plaque Volume and Association With Lung Function in Asbestos-exposed Patients.
Groot Lipman KBW, Boellaard TN, de Gooijer CJ, Bogveradze N, Hong EK, Landolfi F, Castagnoli F, Vakhidova N, Smesseim I, van der Heijden F, Beets-Tan RGH, Wittenberg R, Bodalal Z, Burgers JA, Trebeschi S
J Thorac Imaging 2024 May 1;39(3):165-172. Epub 2023 Nov 1 doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000759. PMID: 37905941Free PMC Article
Inter-observer agreement and accuracy in classifying radiographs for pneumoconiosis among Asian physicians taking AIR Pneumo certification examination.
J-P NA, Susanto AD, Samoedro E, Mansyur M, Tungsagunwattana S, Lertrojanapunya S, Subhannachart P, Siriruttanapruk S, Dumavibhat N, Algranti E, Parker JE, Hering KG, Kanayama H, Tamura T, Kusaka Y, Suganuma N
Ind Health 2022 Oct 1;60(5):459-469. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2021-0210. PMID: 34803130Free PMC Article
The Effects of Asbestos Fibers on Human T Cells.
Kumagai-Takei N, Lee S, Srinivas B, Shimizu Y, Sada N, Yoshitome K, Ito T, Nishimura Y, Otsuki T
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Sep 23;21(19) doi: 10.3390/ijms21196987. PMID: 32977478Free PMC Article
Pleural irregularities and mediastinal pleural involvement in early stages of malignant pleural mesothelioma and benign asbestos pleural effusion.
Kato K, Gemba K, Fujimoto N, Aoe K, Takeshima Y, Inai K, Kishimoto T
Eur J Radiol 2016 Sep;85(9):1594-600. Epub 2016 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.06.013. PMID: 27501894
A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of the association between pleural plaques and changes in lung function.
Kopylev L, Christensen KY, Brown JS, Cooper GS
Occup Environ Med 2015 Aug;72(8):606-14. Epub 2014 Dec 12 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102468. PMID: 25504898Free PMC Article

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