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 ...

Cancer can cause fluid to collect around the lungs. This is called a pleural effusion. How does fluid build up around the lungs? There are two sheets of tissue that protect the lungs. They are called ...

A 50-year-old woman presented with a short history of loss of weight and appetite, constipation, right-sided abdominal pain, unsteady gait and headache. Physical examination revealed a soft nontender ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Key Takeaways The pleura is a thin membrane that covers and cushions the ...

Pleural effusions complicate end-stage liver disease in 5% of patients. [5,6] Effusions (defined as 500 mL or more of fluid within the pleural space) are typically right-sided. [7,8] No ...

Study design: Single-subject case (a quadriplegic female, 56 years). Objectives: To describe a new case of eosinophilic pleural effusion induced by dantrolene chronic administration. Setting: Physical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In China, of the number of adults with pleural effusions is high, and causes appear to differ by age and smoking ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The average health care cost per patient in the indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) group was $40,179 vs. $46,640 ...

Advances in genetic and molecular profiling can enable more personalized treatment approaches, improving outcomes and ...