Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

pleurasvål

English translation:

pleural mass

Added to glossary by Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Jun 8, 2005 23:07
18 yrs ago
Swedish term

pleurasvål

Swedish to English Medical Medical: Instruments Radiology
In a CT scan report:

..."över höger apex finns en nästan 2 cm tjock pleurasvål."
Proposed translations (English)
3 pleural mass
3 pleura
3 Fibrothorax

Proposed translations

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Swedish term (edited): pleurasv�l
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pleural mass

some physicians when reading the pictures just refer this to a pleural effusion, which is usually a mass with fuzzy borders, and you specify a more defined thickness of 2 cm.
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Swedish term (edited): pleurasv�l

pleura

Patienter som överlever efter perkutant dränage får en restriktiv lungfunktionsnedsättning eftersom den pleurasvål som omger lungan förhindrar lungan att expandera.

pleura - The thin covering that protects and cushions the lungs. The pleura is made up of two layers of tissue that are separated by a small amount of fluid. (Dictionary of Medicine).
More info at http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9060405&query=ple...
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Fibrothorax

I'm not an expert in this area, but see:
http://www.sos.se/epc/klassifi/FILER/KSH/kap10.pdf

(i.e. Swedish translation of ICD10 - entry J94.1)

And compare:
http://www.intrad.ch/intrad/icd10/?bolini_icd1052781Selected...
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