The pleura is the serous membrane that covers the lung parenchyma, mediastinum, diaphragm, and rib cage. The pleura is divided into the visceral pleura, which covers the lung parenchyma and inter-lobar fi ssures, and the parietal pleura that lines the inside of each hemithorax along the chest wall. These pleura fuse at the hilum where they form the pulmonary ligament (1). Visceral and parietal ...

The superficial morphology of the pleura has been observed in humans by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Pleural samples from the visceral, mediastinal, diaphragmatic and costal normal human pleura were observed, and a thorough morphometric study was performed. The most evident feature was the ubiquitous presence of microvilli and micropores. The secretion and absorption activities therefore...

OBJECTIVES Although an alveolar air leak (AAL) after pulmonary resection is a troublesome complication that diminishes a patient's quality of life and increases medical costs, current treatment and preventive methods for AAL are not effective. Therefore, we transplanted adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to the damaged visceral pleura to facilitate the regeneration of mesothelial cells and inves...

The solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFTP) is a rare primary tumor arising from mesenchymal cells in the areolar tissue subjacent to the mesothelial-lined pleura. From an epidemiological standpoint, solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura account for less than 5% of primary pleural tumors, and commonly affect patients in the sixth and seventh decades. We presented the case of a 38-year-old w...