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Eosinophils, Pleural Effusions, and Malignancy
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1978Excerpt To the editor: The concise review of malignant pleural effusion by Leff, Hopewell, and Costello (1) was a delight to read.
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Management of malignant pleural effusions
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2011Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are one of the most common problems faced by clinicians and, since there is no optimum treatment available, they deserve efforts aimed to improve their management.We have reviewed the most recent articles regarding treatment of MPE, with special emphasis on pleurodesis and indwelling pleural catheter placement ...
Rodríguez-Panadero, F. +1 more
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Phenotyping malignant pleural effusions
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2016Patients with malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are heterogenous in their disease course, symptom severity, responses to cancer therapies, fluid recurrence rates, and thus need for definitive fluid control measures. To tailor the most appropriate treatment for individual patients, clinicians need to 'phenotype' the patients and predict their clinical ...
Macy M S, Lui +2 more
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MANAGEMENT OF THE MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 1994The proper management of a pleural effusion in a patient with malignancy is based on an understanding of the normal anatomy and physiology of the pleural space and the ways in which they are altered by disease. The major challenge in diagnosing and treating a cancer patient who develops a pleural effusion is determining the cause of the effusion ...
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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2008Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are commonly seen as complications of advanced malignancy, especially in lung cancer and breast cancer. The management will depend on the performance status of the patient, severity of the symptoms, and the primary tumor's response to systemic therapy.
Marcelo, Spector, Jeffrey S, Pollak
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Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Clinics in Chest MedicineThis review addresses the treatment options for malignant pleural effusions by evaluating the multiple possible pathways to achieving fluid control. High pleurodesis rates can be achieved either by talc slurry with a chest drain, or talc poudrage via thoracoscopy. Outpatient management, using indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs), enables ambulatory home-
Rebecca, Crook +2 more
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Pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusions
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2000Approximately half of all patients with metastatic cancer develop a malignant pleural effusion which is likely to lead to a significant reduction in quality of life secondary to symptoms such as dyspnoea and cough. The aim of pleurodesis in these patients is to prevent re-accumulation of the effusion and thereby of symptoms, and avoid the need for ...
P, Shaw, R, Agarwal
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Management of malignant pleural effusions
Respirology, 2004Abstract: Malignant pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. Evacuation of the pleural fluid and prevention of its reaccumulation are the main aims of management. Pleurodesis should be attempted early, although considerable practice variations exist in the way it is performed.
Y C Gary, Lee, Richard W, Light
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MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT PLEURAL EFFUSION
Nursing Clinics of North America, 2001Malignant pleural effusion, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intrapleural space, is a common complication of cancer resulting in debilitating symptoms including dyspnea, pain, and fatigue. The goal of treatment is aimed at symptomatic control, relief and control of dyspnea, and obliteration of the intrapleural space to prevent reaccumulation of
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Management of malignant pleural effusions
Advances in Therapy, 2010Malignant pleural effusions are a common clinical problem in patients with primary thoracic malignancy and metastatic malignancy to the thorax. Symptoms can be debilitating and can impair tolerance of anticancer therapy. This article presents a comprehensive review of pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical approaches to the management of malignant ...
Uzbeck, Mateen H +6 more
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