diffuse pleural thickening

Diffuse pleural thickening refers to a morphological type of pleural thickening. It can occur from malignant as well as nonmalignant causes, which include:

• diffuse pleural fibrosis / fibrothorax
• asbestos related pleural disease: typically seen a continuous sheet of pleural thickening often involving the costophrenic angles and apices, without calcification
• malignant pleural mesothelioma 
• primary pleural lymphoma (rare)

See also

• malignant pleural disease
• nodular pleural thickening

Siehe auch:

• Pleuramesotheliom
• maligne pleurale Tumoren
• Fibrothorax
• asbestos related pleural disease
• Pleuraverdickung
• benigne diffuse Pleuraverdickung
• noduläre Pleuraverdickung

und weiter:

• Asbestose
• Asbest assoziierte Erkrankungen