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  2. Tumor-like disorders of the lung pleura - Wikipedia

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    On radiological studies, thoracic splenic lesions are visualized using CT scans. Visualized lesions can be described as solitary or multiple nodules. The locations of the lesions are mostly in the lower left pleural space and/or splenic bed. Confirmation can be done using scintigraphy with 99mTc tagged heat-damaged red blood cells. [6]

  3. Pleural disease - Wikipedia

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    Pleural tumors may be benign (i.e. solitary fibrous tumor) or malignant in nature. Pleural mesothelioma is a type of malignant cancer associated with asbestos exposure. Under most other circumstances, pleural cancers are secondary malignancies associated with lung cancer due to its nearby location or as metastasis such as with breast cancer.

  4. Malignant pleural effusion - Wikipedia

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    Malignant pleural effusion is a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue lining the outside of the lung and the wall of the chest cavity. [1] Lung cancer and breast cancer account for about 50-65% of malignant pleural effusions.

  5. Pleura - Wikipedia

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    Diagrammatic view of exaggerated pleural space. Cytology of the normal mesothelial cells that line the pleurae, with typical features. [3] Wright's stain.. Each pleura comprises a superficial serosa made of a simple monolayer of flat (squamous) or cuboidal mesothelial cells with microvilli up to 6 μm (0.00024 in) long.

  6. Lung nodule - Wikipedia

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    A lung nodule or pulmonary nodule is a relatively small focal density in the lung. A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) or coin lesion, [1] is a mass in the lung smaller than three centimeters in diameter. A pulmonary micronodule has a diameter of less than three millimetres. [2] There may also be multiple nodules.

  7. Pleuropulmonary blastoma - Wikipedia

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    Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare cancer originating in the lung or pleural cavity.It occurs most often in infants and young children [1] but also has been reported in adults. [2]