Pleural Effusion, Malignant
"Pleural Effusion, Malignant" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Presence of fluid in the PLEURAL CAVITY as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D016066
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.588.894.797.640.700 C08.528.652.700 C08.528.694.700 C08.785.640.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion, Malignant- Pleural Effusion, Malignant
- Effusion, Malignant Pleural
- Effusions, Malignant Pleural
- Malignant Pleural Effusion
- Malignant Pleural Effusions
- Pleural Effusions, Malignant
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion, Malignant" by people in Profiles.
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Chopra A, Judson MA, Doelken P, Maldonado F, Rahman NM, Huggins JT. The Relationship of Pleural Manometry With Postthoracentesis Chest Radiographic Findings in Malignant Pleural Effusion. Chest. 2020 02; 157(2):421-426.
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Huggins JT, Maldonado F, Chopra A, Rahman N, Light R. Unexpandable lung from pleural disease. Respirology. 2018 02; 23(2):160-167.
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Sahn SA, Huggins JT, San José ME, Álvarez-Dobaño JM, Valdés L. Can tuberculous pleural effusions be diagnosed by pleural fluid analysis alone? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2013 Jun; 17(6):787-93.
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Erickson KV, Yost M, Bynoe R, Almond C, Nottingham J. Primary treatment of malignant pleural effusions: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery poudrage versus tube thoracostomy. Am Surg. 2002 Nov; 68(11):955-9; discussion 959-60.
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Heffner JE, Nietert PJ, Barbieri C. Pleural fluid pH as a predictor of survival for patients with malignant pleural effusions. Chest. 2000 Jan; 117(1):79-86.
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Heffner JE, Nietert PJ, Barbieri C. Pleural fluid pH as a predictor of pleurodesis failure: analysis of primary data. Chest. 2000 Jan; 117(1):87-95.
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Leong SS, Rocha Lima CM, Sherman CA, Green MR. The 1997 International Staging System for non-small cell lung cancer: have all the issues been addressed? Chest. 1999 Jan; 115(1):242-8.