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Malignant Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis and Management

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2020
Symptomatic malignant pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. This condition is associated with very high mortality, with life expectancy ranging from 3 to 12 months. Studies are contributing evidence on an increasing number of therapeutic options
L. Ferreiro, J. Suárez-Antelo, J. Álvarez-Dobaño, M. Toubes, V. Riveiro, L. Valdés   +5 more
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Pleural Fluid Resolution Is Associated with Improved Survival in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion

Life, 2023
Malignant pleural effusion is associated with a poor prognosis and, while risk stratification models exist, prior studies have not evaluated pleural fluid resolution and its association with survival.
Christina R. MacRosty, Amber Wright, Agathe Ceppe, Sohini Ghosh, A. Cole Burks, Jason A. Akulian   +5 more
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Thoracic ultrasound for malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ERJ Open Research, 2020
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic ultrasound in malignant pleural effusion. Articles published until December 2019 in MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and the International ...
Akihiro Shiroshita, S. Nozaki, Yu Tanaka, Yan Luo, Yuki Kataoka   +4 more
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New biomarkers for the diagnosis of pleural effusion

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2022
Background Persistent undiagnosed effusion is present in approximately 15% of all causes of exudative effusion. Pleural effusion caused by immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) is a new type of pleural effusion.
Raafat T. El-Sokkary, Nermen M. Abuelkassem, Mohamed Ismail Seddik, Ahmed Metwally   +3 more
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein in differentiation between some benign and malignant pleural

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Pleural effusion is relatively common clinical condition that requires differential diagnosis. It is defined as collection of fluid in pleural space. Pleural effusion is often diagnostic dilemma for the physician.
Wafaa S. El-Shimy, Ghada A. Attia, Sahar M. Hazzaa, Yousef M. Mansour, Walaa M. Abd El-Halim   +4 more
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A clinical study of pleural effusion and its radiological, biochemical, bacteriological and cytological correlation

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017
Introduction: Pleural effusion refers to excessive or abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It is a commonly encountered medical problem caused by a variety of underlying pathological conditions.
N D Khamar, P R Gohil, R N Thacker, U S Gediya   +3 more
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C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in discriminating malignant from non-malignant pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015
Introduction: Distinction between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion is of great importance in the patient management. The aim: We examined the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) in distinguishing different ...
Hala Mohamed Shalaby Samaha, Amany Ragab Elsaid, Rasha Elzehery, Rania Elhelaly   +3 more
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Different Therapeutic Strategies in 2 Young Patients with Advanced ALK-Rearranged Lung Adenocarcinoma: “The Light at the End of the Tunnel”

Case Reports in Oncology, 2021
Malignant pleural effusion represents a prognostic negative factor on survival conferring stage IV disease. The median of survival is 5 months and a 5-year survival of about 3%.
Umberto Caterino, Cristiano Cesaro, Enzo Zamparelli, Flavio Cesaro, Alba Palma, Raffaella Lucci, Pasquale Imitazione, Dino Casazza, Dario Amore   +8 more
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Superoxide dismutase 2 as a marker to differentiate tuberculous pleural effusions from malignant pleural effusions

Clinics, 2014
OBJECTIVES: Our previous study demonstrated that superoxide dismutase levels were higher in tuberculous pleural effusions than in malignant pleural effusions, but that this difference ...
Maoshui Wang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xinfeng Wang   +2 more
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Recurrence of malignant melanoma presenting as black-colored pyopneumothorax: a rare entity

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2017
We report a 63-year-old patient with black-colored pus (pyopneumothorax) resulting from an infected pleural effusion associated with metastatic malignant melanoma of the skin.
Ganesh Patel, Anil Saxena, Suman Khangarot, Rajendra Prasad Takhar, Dinesh Patel   +4 more
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