Subtypes

Lipoma of pleura

Liposarcoma of pleura

May Cause

Localized elevation of hemidiaphragm

May Be Caused by

 Common

Asbestosis

Breast cancer metastasis

Empyema

Focal pleural thickening

Hematoma

Interlobar pleural fluid

Loculated pleural fluid

Loculated pleural effusion

Lung carcinoma metastasis

Lymphoma

Mesothelioma

Metastasis from carcinoma of gastrointestinal tract

Metastasis from carcinoma of prostate

Metastasis from osteosarcoma

Metastatis to pleura

Pancreas cancer metastasis

Pleural plaque

 Uncommon

Fibrin ball

Hydatid cyst

Invasive thymoma

Localized fibrous tumor of pleura

Mesothelial cyst

Splenosis