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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-
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Pleural Effusion from Malignancy
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1978Pleural effusion from metastatic malignancy can cause major impairment of respiratory function and eventual death. Although cure is not possible, successful palliative treatment allows months to years of productive life, obviating the need for continuous hospitalization and repeated thoracenteses.
A, Leff, P C, Hopewell, J, Costello
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[Treatment of malignant pleural effusions].
Revista de medicina de la Universidad de Navarra, 198431
Varela, G., Ruiz, M. J., Puerta, J. L.
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Treatment of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Chest, 1985Two hundred consecutive patients with malignant pleural effusion were reviewed. The pathologic etiology of malignant pleurisy was: primary lung cancer in 123 cases; five, mesothelioma; and 72 cases secondary to metastatic tumors. Adenocarcinoma of the lung and mammary cancer were the most frequent tumors causing malignant pleural effusion.
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Treatment of malignant pleural effusions
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 1999Malignant pleural effusions are common in cancer patients with advanced disease. These patients usually present with chest pain, cough, and progressive shortness of breath, all of which may cause significant impairment in quality of life. Therapeutic options include systemic treatment; thoracentesis; or, most commonly, tube drainage and sclerotherapy ...
J J, Erasmus, E F, Patz
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Management of malignant pleural effusion
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1998AbstractMalignant pleural effusion is a frequent cause of morbidity in cancer patients. Pleural aspiration relieves dyspnoea usually only for a matter of days, and if the tumour type is not chemosensitive, some form of pleurodesis is commonly required.
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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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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 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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