fibrin bodies of pleura

fibrin bodies of pleura
movable or adherent, round, homogeneous, sharply demarcated opacities near the base of the pleural cavity, which may occur secondary to pleural effusion, pneumothorax, or hemopneumothorax; called also pleural fibrin balls.

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