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Pleural mass

MedGen UID:
318033
•Concept ID:
C1709576
•
Finding
Synonyms: Mass of pleura; Pleural Mass
SNOMED CT: Mass of pleura (540881000124100); Pleural mass (540881000124100)
 
HPO: HP:0033824

Definition

A mass in the pleura seen on chest imaging is defined as an opacity greater than 3 cm in diameter (without regard to contour, border, or density characteristics). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural mass

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

Multidetector CT findings of primary pleural angiosarcoma : a systematic review, an additional cases report.
Gil BM, Chung MH, Lee KN, Jung JI, Yoo WJ, Kwon SS, Lee H
Cancer Imaging 2022 Jan 12;22(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s40644-021-00435-1. PMID: 35022068Free PMC Article
A Model for Predicting Malignant Sub-pleural Solid Masses Using Grayscale Ultrasound and Ultrasound Elastography.
Li W, Shen M, Zhang Y, Cong Y, Zu H, Chen H, Wang Y
Ultrasound Med Biol 2021 May;47(5):1212-1218. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.01.017. PMID: 33573845
Surgical outcomes and clinical courses of solitary fibrous tumors of pleura.
Yanik F, Karamustafaoglu YA, Yoruk Y
Niger J Clin Pract 2019 Oct;22(10):1412-1416. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_213_18. PMID: 31607732
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
CT of pleural abnormalities in lymphangioleiomyomatosis and comparison of pleural findings after different types of pleurodesis.
Avila NA, Dwyer AJ, Rabel A, DeCastro RM, Moss J
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2006 Apr;186(4):1007-12. doi: 10.2214/AJR.04.1912. PMID: 16554571

Diagnosis

Primary Extra-Pleura Leiomyoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Ullah A, Patterson GT, Ghleilib I, Elhelf IA, Patel NG, Karim NA
Curr Oncol 2022 Apr 20;29(5):2935-2940. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29050240. PMID: 35621630Free PMC Article
PLEURAL METASTASIS OF A PEDIATRIC OSTEOSARCOMA.
Marinho AS, Barbosa-Sequeira J, Carvalho C, Carvalho F, Paupério G
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg 2022 Jan 4;28(4):55-57. doi: 10.48729/pjctvs.226. PMID: 35334173
Ultrasound for Pleural Disease. Beyond a Pocket of Pleural Fluid.
Patel KM, Ullah K, Patail H, Ahmad S
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021 May;18(5):749-756. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202008-948CME. PMID: 33621161
Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Lung.
Borie R, Wislez M, Antoine M, Cadranel J
Respiration 2017;94(2):157-175. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1159/000477740. PMID: 28609772
Pulmonary manifestations of human herpesvirus-8 during HIV infection.
Borie R, Cadranel J, Guihot A, Marcelin AG, Galicier L, Couderc LJ
Eur Respir J 2013 Oct;42(4):1105-18. Epub 2013 Feb 8 doi: 10.1183/09031936.00154212. PMID: 23397298

Therapy

A Rare Diagnosis After the Fall of a 96-Year-Old Woman: Doege-Potter Syndrome.
Pincelli AI, Perotti M, Massariello F, Gatti A, Calella D, Cimino V, Haas J, Bellelli G, Mazzola P, Annoni G
Curr Aging Sci 2018;11(3):195-200. doi: 10.2174/1874609812666181205142247. PMID: 30520387Free PMC Article
IMAGING GUIDED PERCUTANEAL CORE BIOPSY OF PULMONARY AND PLEURAL MASSES - TECHNIQUE AND COMPLICATIONS.
Azrumelashvili T, Mizandari M, Dundua T
Georgian Med News 2016 Jan;(250):25-33. PMID: 26870971
Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Accuracy of CT Against Immunohistochemical Test Among the Mexican Population.
Gopar-Nieto R, Aguilar-Madrid G, Sotelo-Martínez L, Juárez-Pérez CA, Kelly-García J, Argote-Greene L, Ochoa-Vázquez MD, García-Bazán EM, Ramírez-Pérez J, Haro-García L, Jiménez-Ramírez C, Cabello-López A
Arch Med Res 2015 Feb;46(2):107-11. Epub 2015 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2015.02.002. PMID: 25707292
Thoracic manifestations of breast cancer and its therapy.
Jung JI, Kim HH, Park SH, Song SW, Chung MH, Kim HS, Kim KJ, Ahn MI, Seo SB, Hahn ST
Radiographics 2004 Sep-Oct;24(5):1269-85. doi: 10.1148/rg.245035062. PMID: 15371608
Localized malignant mesothelioma. A clinicopathologic and flow cytometric study.
Crotty TB, Myers JL, Katzenstein AL, Tazelaar HD, Swensen SJ, Churg A
Am J Surg Pathol 1994 Apr;18(4):357-63. PMID: 7511353

Prognosis

Ultrasound for Pleural Disease. Beyond a Pocket of Pleural Fluid.
Patel KM, Ullah K, Patail H, Ahmad S
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021 May;18(5):749-756. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202008-948CME. PMID: 33621161
A Model for Predicting Malignant Sub-pleural Solid Masses Using Grayscale Ultrasound and Ultrasound Elastography.
Li W, Shen M, Zhang Y, Cong Y, Zu H, Chen H, Wang Y
Ultrasound Med Biol 2021 May;47(5):1212-1218. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.01.017. PMID: 33573845
Surgical outcomes and clinical courses of solitary fibrous tumors of pleura.
Yanik F, Karamustafaoglu YA, Yoruk Y
Niger J Clin Pract 2019 Oct;22(10):1412-1416. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_213_18. PMID: 31607732
Lymphoproliferative Disorders of the Lung.
Borie R, Wislez M, Antoine M, Cadranel J
Respiration 2017;94(2):157-175. Epub 2017 Jun 14 doi: 10.1159/000477740. PMID: 28609772
Pulmonary manifestations of human herpesvirus-8 during HIV infection.
Borie R, Cadranel J, Guihot A, Marcelin AG, Galicier L, Couderc LJ
Eur Respir J 2013 Oct;42(4):1105-18. Epub 2013 Feb 8 doi: 10.1183/09031936.00154212. PMID: 23397298

Clinical prediction guides

Ultrasound for Pleural Disease. Beyond a Pocket of Pleural Fluid.
Patel KM, Ullah K, Patail H, Ahmad S
Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021 May;18(5):749-756. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202008-948CME. PMID: 33621161
A Model for Predicting Malignant Sub-pleural Solid Masses Using Grayscale Ultrasound and Ultrasound Elastography.
Li W, Shen M, Zhang Y, Cong Y, Zu H, Chen H, Wang Y
Ultrasound Med Biol 2021 May;47(5):1212-1218. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2021.01.017. PMID: 33573845
Clinical application of next-generation sequencing for the management of desmoid tumors: A case report and literature review.
Lee JM, Kim HG, Shin SY, Lee SH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Jan 8;100(1):e24238. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024238. PMID: 33429825Free PMC Article
Pleural small cell carcinoma with massive pleural effusion: A case report.
Jang JG, Jang MH, Ahn JH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Nov;98(48):e18251. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000018251. PMID: 31770288Free PMC Article
IMAGING GUIDED PERCUTANEAL CORE BIOPSY OF PULMONARY AND PLEURAL MASSES - TECHNIQUE AND COMPLICATIONS.
Azrumelashvili T, Mizandari M, Dundua T
Georgian Med News 2016 Jan;(250):25-33. PMID: 26870971

Recent systematic reviews

Multidetector CT findings of primary pleural angiosarcoma : a systematic review, an additional cases report.
Gil BM, Chung MH, Lee KN, Jung JI, Yoo WJ, Kwon SS, Lee H
Cancer Imaging 2022 Jan 12;22(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s40644-021-00435-1. PMID: 35022068Free PMC Article

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