Asbestos-related diseases
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Weerakkody Y, Röhrich S, Yap J, et al. Asbestos-related diseases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-7465
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3 Nov 2009,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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24 Feb 2023,
Sebastian Röhrich ◉
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- Asbestos related lung changes
- Asbestos related lung changes
- Asbestos related lung pathology
- Asbestos related diseases
- Asbestos-related disease
Asbestos-related disease, in particular affecting the lung, comprise of a broad spectrum of entities related to the inhalational exposure to asbestos fibers. They can be divided into benign and malignant processes 1-3.
Benign pleural and parenchymal lung disease
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asbestos-related benign pleural disease
benign asbestos-induced pleural effusions: benign exudative ~20%
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almost always involve parietal pleura
visceral pleura involvement usually in the lower and lateral aspect (still, mediastinal involvement can be seen in ~40% 7)
particularly the involvement of the diaphragmatic dome is more specific for asbestos-related disease (coronal views help to judge this)
may be calcified, non-calcified or mixed
tend to spare the apices and costophrenic angles
diffuse pleural thickening: ~15% (asbestos related diffuse pleural thickening)
round atelectasis (asbestos pseudotumor: Blesovsky syndrome)
asbestosis: progressive pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
Malignant
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mesothelioma: less common than bronchogenic carcinoma but has a higher prevalence of asbestos exposure
extrapleural (e.g. peritoneal) mesothelioma
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