Open AccessPleura revisited: From histology and pathophysiology to pathology and molecular biology
Author(s) -
Karpathiou Georgia,
Peoc’h Michel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.12982
Subject(s) - medicine , pathophysiology , pathology , pathological , etiology , molecular pathology , differential diagnosis , histology , biology , biochemistry , gene
Pleural cavity has an interesting physiology that when impaired gives rise to pleural effusions a rather frequent problem in respiratory medicine practice. Their aetiology varies widely producing distinct pathological lesions with different prognosis and treatment. The basic morphological features of pleural diseases, neoplastic and non‐neoplastic, will be analysed in this review with an emphasis to their pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and clinicopathological correlations.