IT is the unfortunate lot of some patients dying of metastatic cancer of the breast, lung, cervix and so forth to be plagued by severe dyspnea due to recurrent malignant pleural effusions. Many of ...

A total of 28 patients (male = 22; 78.6%) seen over a period of 10 years beginning April 1996 were included. Their median (range) age was 32 (10-73) years. One of these patients had failed to respond ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) affects up to 15% of patients with cancer, and its incidence and prevalence are increasing. 1 - 4 Most cases are symptomatic; the most common symptoms are dyspnea due ...

THE broadening spectrum of rheumatoid disease is presenting new diagnostic problems for the clinician. This report is based on our investigation of obscure lung disease accompanied by migratory ...

Pleural effusion, sometimes called water on the lung, is a buildup of fluid between the lungs and the chest cavity. It can result from pneumonia, heart failure, cancer, and other conditions. Pleural ...

A 72-year-old man with ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction presented to his physician with cough and shortness of breath associated with a low-grade fever for the ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion. A parapneumonic effusion describes the build-up of activated pleural fluid which is associated with a lung infection ...

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with prenatally diagnosed pleural effusions and to identify factors associated with an increased risk of aneuploidy.