DDx ⬇
Malignant tumors
- Metastatic cancer
- Mesothelioma
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Lymphoma (subpleural tumor plaque)
- Thymoma
Benign tumors
- Lipoma
- Fibrous tumor
- Neurogenic
Other
- Asbestosis plaques
- Nonspecific response to: inflammation, trauma, neoplasm, radiation
- Talc inhalation
- Extramedullary hematopoiesis
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