It starts in the central part of the lobules, known as the secondary pulmonary lobules. To begin with, this type of emphysema looks like small holes on a CT scan. They start to merge as the ...

This can result in respiratory symptoms. PLE can affect the entire secondary pulmonary lobule, which is a cluster of air sacs. The lower sections, or lobes, of the lungs may be more severely affected.

The inset shows a normal secondary pulmonary lobule, which is defined by Miller 1 as a functional unit of lung surrounded by an interlobular septum. The lobular branch of the bronchus and the ...

“We could observe a distinct, mosaic-like consolidation of individual secondary pulmonary lobules based on microvascular occlusion and secondary lobular microischemia, reflecting the prolonged ...

Distortion of the pulmonary architecture, including the secondary pulmonary lobules, is seen in sarcoidosis but not lymphangitic spread of cancer. Idiopathic interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF ...

it is important to understand the relationship between the nodule and the secondary pulmonary lobule, the most basic anatomical unit of the lung, which includes centrilobular structures (pulmonary ...

and secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH). The report, published in the journal ESC Heart Failure, could give physicians a better understanding of why some patients with HFREF and secondary PH ...

It is usually secondary to other causes such ... With unilateral lobar pulmonary hypoplasia, gross pathology of the affected lobes shows a decrease in size and weight and, histologically, a ...