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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2018 Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of cancer and denotes a poor prognosis. It usually presents with dyspnea and a unilateral large pleural effusion.
Najib M Rahman, Rachelle Asciak
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Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2021
Malignant pleural effusions have a significant burden on patients and the health care system. Diagnosis is typically via thoracentesis, although other times more invasive procedures are required. Management centers around relief of dyspnea and patient quality of life and can be done via serial thoracentesis, indwelling pleural catheter, or pleurodesis.
Christopher M, Kapp, Hans J, Lee
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Malignant pleural effusions have a significant burden on patients and the health care system. Diagnosis is typically via thoracentesis, although other times more invasive procedures are required. Management centers around relief of dyspnea and patient quality of life and can be done via serial thoracentesis, indwelling pleural catheter, or pleurodesis.
Christopher M, Kapp, Hans J, Lee
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Cancer Treatment Reviews, 1978
Recurrent malignant pleural effusion is a relatively common problem that often occurs many months before the terminal stages of a patient's malignant disease. Despite careful evaluation, it is often impossible to identify the exact physiologic cause of an effusion and difficult to identify a pragmatic course of therapy.
M A, Friedman, E, Slater
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Recurrent malignant pleural effusion is a relatively common problem that often occurs many months before the terminal stages of a patient's malignant disease. Despite careful evaluation, it is often impossible to identify the exact physiologic cause of an effusion and difficult to identify a pragmatic course of therapy.
M A, Friedman, E, Slater
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2004
The presence of pleural effusions is a common clinical problem in patients with neoplastic disease. At the time of diagnosis, approximately 15% of lung cancer patients have a pleural effusion (Naito et al. 1997).Twenty to 50% of patients with advanced or disseminated lung cancer develop a pleural effusion during the course of the ir disease (Emerson et
Van Schil, P., Germonpré, P.
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The presence of pleural effusions is a common clinical problem in patients with neoplastic disease. At the time of diagnosis, approximately 15% of lung cancer patients have a pleural effusion (Naito et al. 1997).Twenty to 50% of patients with advanced or disseminated lung cancer develop a pleural effusion during the course of the ir disease (Emerson et
Van Schil, P., Germonpré, P.
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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions
Drugs, 1998Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) represent a common complication of advanced malignancies. However, adequate palliation of this highly symptomatic accompaniment to cancer can be achieved in most patients by adopting the appropriate therapy. Several options are available for the treatment of MPE.
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The treatment of malignant pleural effusions
Cancer, 1974This report reviews a 5-year experience in the treatment of malignant pleural effusion with particular emphasis on the use of closed-tube thoracostomy drainage with nitrogen mustard instillation. Of the 133 patients treated at the Barnes Hospital for malignant pleural effusion between January 1 1964 and December 31 1968 bilateral effusions were ...
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