Chronic pain due to talc pleurodesis for spontaneous pneumothorax Richard Milton, FRCS, Alex R.J Cale, FRCS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 5, Pages 1740-1741 (November 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00687-8
Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan of the chest demonstrating calcified pleural thickening towards the right apex (arrow). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1740-1741DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00687-8)
Fig 2 Section through pleurectomy specimen, stained with hematoxylin & eosin under partly polarized light. The pleura is infiltrated extensively by Langerhans giant cells forming part of a foreign body–type reaction to a crystalline material (hematoxylin & eosin, ×20). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1740-1741DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00687-8)