asbestos-associated anomalies

Examples

 pleural plaque

• Dense areas of fibrosis-creating plaques usually on the anterior, and posterior-lateral areas of the parietal pleura and also on the domes of the diaphragm.
• Microscopically they are composed of dense collagenous tissue sometimes with calcifications, but do not contain asbestos bodies.

 mesothelioma / mesotheliomas

Images

 Asbestosis - Extensive fibrosis of pleura and lung parenchyma.
 Asbestosis - Fibrous pleural plaque.
 Asbestosis - Pleural fibrosis & calcification.
 Wikimedia : pleural plaque, as seen in asbestos exposure

See also

 asbestos