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Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: Pleura{{c1::Metastatic}} disease is the most common cause of pleural malignancy.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: Pleura{{c1::Lung, breast, GI, GU adenocarcinoma, and invasive thymoma::so many (5)}} can metastasize to the pleura.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraChest wall imaging shows a {{c1::heterogenously}} enhancing mass here
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraThe {{c1::Split Pleura}} sign is characteristic of an {{c2::empyema}}, formed by {{c3::fibrin}} coati…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraEmpyema is {{c1::rarely::rarely/commonly}} seen in lung cancer
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraFeatures of a Malignant Effusion:1) {{c1::Nodular}} pleural thickening2) Large or recurrent effusion without {{c2::e…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraContrast CT of the thorax shows extensive {{c1::nodular pleural thickening}} of the left hemithorax Contrast CT…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraThis is a T{{c1::1}} weighted post-contrast fat suppressed MR image demonstrating {{c2::circumferential nodular thickenin…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: Pleura{{c1::Mesothelioma}} is a highly aggressive neoplasm arising from the {{c2::pleura}}.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraMesothelioma is generally a result of prior {{c1::asbestos}} exposure with a latency of >{{c2::20}} years.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraThe {{c1::epithelial::epithelial / sarcomatoid / mixed}} subtype of Mesothelioma is more common and has a bette…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraCT imaging of Mesothelioma will show {{c1::nodular}}, {{c2::concentric}} pleural thickening, often with an…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraMesothelioma is treated with {{c1::a trimodality of surgery, intraoperative heated chemotherapy, and radiation}}.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: Pleura{{c1::Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP)}} is also known as {{c2::solitary fibrous tumor}}, and is a {{c3::focal…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraFibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) {{c1::is not::is / is not}} mesothelial in origin.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraApproximately {{c1::20-30}}% of Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) is malignant, so all are excised.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraMalignant potential of Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) is determined by {{c1::number of mitoses seen at patho…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraFibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) may be associated with {{c1::hypo}}{{c2::glycemia}} or {{c3::hypertrophic pul…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraFibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) may be {{c1::pedunculated::shape}}, therefore, a pleural based mass that {{c2…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraFibrous Tumor of the Pleura (FTP) has {{c1::low::high/low}} uptake on Positron Emission (PET scan)
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraDescribe the findings:{{c1::A round opacity with circumscribed medial margin, indistinct lateral margin which suggests a pleur…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraA {{c1::transudative}} pleural effusion is caused by systemic or local imbalances in {{c2::hydrostatic}} and {{…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraCommon causes of transudative pleural effusion include systemic low-{{c1::protein}} states, {{c2::heart}} …
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraAn Exudative pleural effusion is distinguishable from transudate on imaging via {{c1::THERE IS NO WAY TO D…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraAn Exudative pleural effusion implies pleural disease increasing {{c1::capillary}} permeability.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraAn Exudative pleural effusion can be caused by -{{c1::Infection with parapneumonic effusion, empyema, or t…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraA {{c1::Chylous (Chylothorax)}} pleural effusion is composed of {{c2::intestinal lymph}}.
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraA Chylous (Chylothorax) pleural effusion is most commonly caused by {{c1::iatrogenic injury}}, and less commonl…
Published	05/01/2023	Thoracic Imaging: PleuraThe Thoracic Duct originates at the {{c1::cisterna chyli}} in the upper {{c2::abdomen}} and drains into the&nbs…
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