Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists
Joint Authors
Volterrani, Luca
Sartorelli, Pietro
Paolucci, Valentina
Cioffi Squitieri, Nevada
Mazzei, Francesco Giuseppe
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta
Pinto, Antonio
Gentili, Francesco
Contorni, Francesco
Sisinni, Antonietta Gerardina
Guerrini, Susanna
Romeo, Riccardo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pleural plaques (PPs) may be a risk factor for mortality from lung cancer in asbestos-exposed workers and are considered to be a marker of exposure.
Diagnosing PPs is also important because asbestos-exposed patients should be offered a health surveillance that is mandatory in many countries.
On the other hand PPs are useful for compensation purposes.
In this study we aimed to evaluate the prevalence, as incidental findings, and the underreporting rate of PPs in chest CT scans (CTs) performed in a cohort of patients (1512) who underwent chest CT with a slice thickness no more than 1.25 mm.
PPs were found in 76 out of 1482 patients (5.1%); in 13 out of 76 (17,1%) CTs were performed because of clinical suspicion of asbestos exposure and 5 of them (38%) were underreported by radiologist.
In the remaining 63 cases (82.9%) there was no clinical suspicion of asbestos exposure at the time of CTs (incidental findings) and in 38 of these 63 patients (60.3%) PPs were underreported.
Reaching a correct diagnosis of PPs requires a good knowledge of normal locoregional anatomy and rigorous technical approach in chest CT execution.
However the job history of the patient should always be kept in mind.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta& Contorni, Francesco& Gentili, Francesco& Guerrini, Susanna& Mazzei, Francesco Giuseppe& Pinto, Antonio…[et al.]. 2017. Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138225
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta…[et al.]. Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138225
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mazzei, Maria Antonietta& Contorni, Francesco& Gentili, Francesco& Guerrini, Susanna& Mazzei, Francesco Giuseppe& Pinto, Antonio…[et al.]. Incidental and Underreported Pleural Plaques at Chest CT: Do Not Miss Them—Asbestos Exposure Still Exists. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1138225
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1138225