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Pleural disorder

MedGen UID:
10804
•Concept ID:
C0032226
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Pleural disease
SNOMED CT: Pleural disorder (88075009); Disorder of pleura (88075009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002037

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the pleura. Representative examples include pleural infection, pleural mesothelioma, and pleural solitary fibrous tumor. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Multidisciplinary Management of Chylothorax.
Agrawal A, Chaddha U, Kaul V, Desai A, Gillaspie E, Maldonado F
Chest 2022 Dec;162(6):1402-1412. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.06.012. PMID: 35738344
Management of Pneumothorax.
DeMaio A, Semaan R
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):729-738. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.008. PMID: 34774178
Pleural Effusion in Adults-Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Jany B, Welte T
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2019 May 24;116(21):377-386. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0377. PMID: 31315808Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A Single-Center Experience on the Treatment Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19-Pleural Disorders: Lessons for the Future.
Alihodzic-Pasalic A, Pilav I, Maric V, Kadic K, Dapcevic M, Hadzismailovic A, Pilav A, Ademovic E, Custovic O
Med Arch 2023;77(5):345-349. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2023.77.345-349. PMID: 38299086Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Challenges and controversies in the diagnosis of mesothelioma: Part 1. Cytology-only diagnosis, biopsies, immunohistochemistry, discrimination between mesothelioma and reactive mesothelial hyperplasia, and biomarkers.
Henderson DW, Reid G, Kao SC, van Zandwijk N, Klebe S
J Clin Pathol 2013 Oct;66(10):847-53. Epub 2013 Jun 27 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201303. PMID: 23814259

Prognosis

A Single-Center Experience on the Treatment Outcomes of Patients with COVID-19-Pleural Disorders: Lessons for the Future.
Alihodzic-Pasalic A, Pilav I, Maric V, Kadic K, Dapcevic M, Hadzismailovic A, Pilav A, Ademovic E, Custovic O
Med Arch 2023;77(5):345-349. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2023.77.345-349. PMID: 38299086Free PMC Article
Challenges and controversies in the diagnosis of mesothelioma: Part 1. Cytology-only diagnosis, biopsies, immunohistochemistry, discrimination between mesothelioma and reactive mesothelial hyperplasia, and biomarkers.
Henderson DW, Reid G, Kao SC, van Zandwijk N, Klebe S
J Clin Pathol 2013 Oct;66(10):847-53. Epub 2013 Jun 27 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201303. PMID: 23814259

Clinical prediction guides

Challenges and controversies in the diagnosis of mesothelioma: Part 1. Cytology-only diagnosis, biopsies, immunohistochemistry, discrimination between mesothelioma and reactive mesothelial hyperplasia, and biomarkers.
Henderson DW, Reid G, Kao SC, van Zandwijk N, Klebe S
J Clin Pathol 2013 Oct;66(10):847-53. Epub 2013 Jun 27 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201303. PMID: 23814259

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