This book provides a comprehensive review of uncommon pleural disorders that are encountered in clinical practice but frequently underrecognized. Each chapter offers an in-depth examination of the pathophysiology, diagnostic approaches, and evidence-based management, with particular emphasis on radiologic imaging and detailed pathology to highlight distinguishing features of these often-misdiagnosed conditions. The book is organized into major sections, including non-neoplastic inflammatory pleural disorderssuch as fibrothorax and pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis; rare etiologies of pleural effusionsincluding chylothorax, urinothorax, and durapleural fistula; and pleural neoplasmssuch as malignant mesothelioma, synovial sarcoma, and angiosarcoma. This is an essential guide and academic reference tailored for clinicians and trainees in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine, thoracic surgery, and related disciplines seeking an up-to-date and practical resource for the diagnosis and management of rare pleural diseases.
Part I The Normal Pleura.-
1. The Anatomy, Histology, and Physiology of
the Normal Pleura.- Part II- Non-Neoplastic Rare Pleural Diseases.-
2.
Fibrothorax.-
3. Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis.-
4. Extrapleural
Lipomatosis.-
5. Diffuse Pulmonary Lymphangiomatosis.- Part III Rare Causes
of Pleural Effusions.-
6. Chylothorax.-
7. Urinothorax.-
8. Duropleural
Fistula.-
9. Hemothorax.-
10. Meigs Syndrome.-
11. Post-Cardiac Injury
Syndrome.-
12. Benign Asbestos Pleural Effusion.-
13. Lymphomatous Pleural
Effusion.- Part IV Rare Pleural Neoplasms.- 14. Malignant Pleural
Mesothelioma.- 15. Primary Pleural Synovial Sarcoma.- 16. Primary Pleural
Angiosarcoma.- 17. Pulmonary and Pleural Epithelioid
Hemangioendothelioma.- 18. Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura.- 19. Pleural
Lipoma.-
20. Primary Pleural Liposarcoma.- 21. Primary Pleural Lymphoma.- 22.
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.- 23. Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the
Pleura.- 24. Pleuropulmonary Erdheim-Chester Disease.
Dr. Firas Ido is an American Board-Certified physician with specialties in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. Prior to medical school, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology and a second degree in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. He then spent several years as a Biologist and later as a Scientist, conducting in vitro laboratory research. He has served as core faculty for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship at St. Lukes University Health Network, and as an Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine. He currently serves as the program director for the adult Critical Care Medicine residency at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. Dr. Ido also completed a postgraduate program at Harvard School of Medicine in Effective Writing for Healthcare, with a track in Writing for Medical and Scientific Journals. His publications have been featured in many journals, spanning multiple Peer-Reviewed manuscripts, including case reports, case series, reviews, and studies, many of which entail rare diseases.
